tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post6664133901111949389..comments2023-09-16T05:02:59.946-07:00Comments on Heroines with Hearts: Endings—It’s More Than “The End”Debra St. Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-32050767148175667422011-11-29T17:53:28.308-08:002011-11-29T17:53:28.308-08:00I've done that too. At the time I thought it f...I've done that too. At the time I thought it felt contrived, but I think that might have been because it was a new thing for me and not something I did automatically. Looking back, I think it worked. But I don't think it's something I'd personally want to do too often because I think it might be annoying if it's overused (just my opinion, not knocking anyone).Jennifer Wilckhttp://www.jenniferwilck.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-60769699043103236082011-11-29T17:43:12.629-08:002011-11-29T17:43:12.629-08:00Great food for thought, here, Jennifer. I always t...Great food for thought, here, Jennifer. I always try to get somewhat of an exciting hook at the end of each chapter. I've even been known from time to time to cut in the middle of a scene, which hopefully makes the reader want to keep turning pages to find out what happens next!Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-41536081932462316012011-11-29T07:44:15.527-08:002011-11-29T07:44:15.527-08:00Paula, I find it interesting that you visualize yo...Paula, I find it interesting that you visualize your chapters. For me it's more of a "okay, this seems like a good place to end the chapter" kind of thing, which is probably why I have a hard time with the endings. Nice to see that you also have characters who take you places--my non-writer friends just think I'm crazy. :)Jennifer Wilckhttp://www.jenniferwilck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-1993601160250705202011-11-29T07:15:45.095-08:002011-11-29T07:15:45.095-08:00Very interesting post, Jen. Knowing when to end a ...Very interesting post, Jen. Knowing when to end a scene is tricky at times, especially when you need to find some kind of transition to the next scene so that it moves smmothly and doesn't just jump from one scene to the next.<br />Chapter endings are easier for me, somehow. When I start writing a chapter, I usually know how it's going to end, and I do tend to end my chapters with a 'hook' of some kind.<br />While I'm writing the novel, I get different ideas about when, how and where it's going to end, but I can change my mind several times about all those details, depending on where the characters take me on their merry dance!Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-44686311218956252062011-11-29T06:46:07.887-08:002011-11-29T06:46:07.887-08:00I think part of my problem is how I look at it. To...I think part of my problem is how I look at it. To me, if the chapter is interesting, I'm going to want to continue reading regardless of whether or not there's a hook at the end. But that could be because of the type of reader I am and sometimes that doesn't translate well into the writer that I'm supposed to be.Jennifer Wilckhttp://www.jenniferwilck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999125118927001112.post-46915520192585798452011-11-29T06:29:38.718-08:002011-11-29T06:29:38.718-08:00So interesting, Jen. The one thing I was good at a...So interesting, Jen. The one thing I was good at at the outset was the chapter ending hook. <br />I 'see' the story like a movie, which moves faster than a novel. <br />We can fix what we need to, once we know what it is, though. Great post!Ana Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325215832587691886noreply@blogger.com