Wednesday, December 04, 2024

Insecure Writers Support Group and Anne McCaffrey Audio


It’s time for another edition of The Insecure Writer’s Support Group, founded by Ninja Captain, Alex J. Cavanaugh.


The question for today: Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader?

I hate cliffhangers and would never write one. All of my stories end with a definite conclusion.

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I have eight Anne McCaffrey books on cassette – if anyone is interested, let me know, $20.00 for the set.




How do you feel about cliffhangers? Fan of Anne McCaffrey?


14 comments:

Cathrina Constantine said...

I don't mind a good cliffhanger, if I love the book. And I look forward to the next installment. Have a Merry Christmas!

Liza said...

No cliffhangers for me. Finish round one before moving on to round two!

Natalie Aguirre said...

I'm like Cathrina. I don't mind cliffhangers. They have a place in some genres and in a series.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

I don't like them either.

Leigh Caron said...

Not fond of cliff hangers either. And if there's a second book involved...it better already be in the book stores.

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

Merry-almost-Christmas, Diane. Please pass on my best wishes to your mum. I hope you and and your family have a safe and happy Christmas and new year. Best wishes to you!

H. R. Sinclair said...

No a fan of cliffhangers either. Happy Holidays.

cleemckenzie said...

I like to close a book feeling I've read the whole story!https://cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/the-history-ghost-part-3and

Tyrean Martinson said...

I'm okay with cliffhangers, as long as the next book/series comes eventually. :)

emaginette said...

I definitely hate them at the end of a book... I band the writer right then and there.

Anna from elements of emaginette

Elizabeth Spann Craig said...

I'm with you. I don't like reading them, and I definitely don't write them.

Sherry Ellis said...

Unless I'm invested in the characters, I don't like cliffhangers at the end of a book because I might not want to continue reading. But, as you know from writing the Bubba and Squirt series, I don't have a problem with some unfinished business as part of a trilogy.

I don't know about Anne McCaffrey books. Are they good?

Olga Godim said...

I didn't read Anne McCaffrey when she wrote, but I did try a couple of her books a few years ago. I know she was supremely popular among the fantasy-reading community in the 1980s, but she didn't work for me at all. I guess, every writer has their own time and niche, and few could cross those boundaries from a 'popular in his time' to a timeless classic.

Liz A. said...

Oooh, Anne McCaffrey... Sadly, I no longer own a cassette player, nor do I particularly like audiobooks (although, I did listen to Crystal Singer on a car trip to Mammoth Lakes years and years ago... good times).

I don't mind cliffhangers if I know one is coming, and the follow up book is out. Otherwise, they piss me off.