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:
I don't mind a good cliffhanger, if I love the book. And I look forward to the next installment. Have a Merry Christmas!
No cliffhangers for me. Finish round one before moving on to round two!
I'm like Cathrina. I don't mind cliffhangers. They have a place in some genres and in a series.
I don't like them either.
Not fond of cliff hangers either. And if there's a second book involved...it better already be in the book stores.
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!
No a fan of cliffhangers either. Happy Holidays.
I like to close a book feeling I've read the whole story!https://cleemckenziebooks.substack.com/p/the-history-ghost-part-3and
I'm okay with cliffhangers, as long as the next book/series comes eventually. :)
I definitely hate them at the end of a book... I band the writer right then and there.
Anna from elements of emaginette
I'm with you. I don't like reading them, and I definitely don't write them.
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?
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.
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.
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