tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post1522210552550290165..comments2023-12-02T05:59:27.143-05:00Comments on YAtopia: CliffhangersSM Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03546994863993080465noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-42157101337496026872011-03-08T15:20:40.722-05:002011-03-08T15:20:40.722-05:00Awesome thoughts everyone. Thanks for weighing in!...Awesome thoughts everyone. Thanks for weighing in!Kelley Vitollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304868437913885003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-49856423949122605832011-03-08T08:23:38.700-05:002011-03-08T08:23:38.700-05:00I kind of agree with Sarah. For instance, I loved ...I kind of agree with Sarah. For instance, I loved the ending of The Hunger Games. I had no idea there were any more books coming and so as I drew closer and closer to the end I was sure that Collins wasn't going to be able to solve all the plot lines (Katniss and Peeta, basically) by the end of the story. Then when she didn't, and I saw there was another book... I was so happy. :)<br /><br />If it's a trilogy, I'd say that it should work pretty much like The Hunger Games. The first book should pretty much stand alone, but it gives a nice transition into the second. The second and third work much more as a single entity, probably divided only by some great catastrophe, one of those huge cliffhangers. I wouldn't like a giant cliffhanger after the first book, but one after the second is okay.Elanor Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00936078326828012174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-65704750910213507122011-03-08T00:52:04.226-05:002011-03-08T00:52:04.226-05:00I have a love/hate relationship.
Love when I'm...I have a love/hate relationship.<br />Love when I'm writing, hate when I'm reading. When I'm the one writing, I know what will happen next :)<br />So, I guess I'm opposite of Kathryn.Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-35252779249991468522011-03-07T21:09:24.005-05:002011-03-07T21:09:24.005-05:00I like cliffhangers. I don't love them, haha. ...I like cliffhangers. I don't love them, haha. I like that they keep me thinking about the book and the sequel's possibilities. But I agree that a book should be able to stand on its own because sometimes a sequel doesn't happen.DJ D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18166397633991731436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-17461612101684787132011-03-07T15:58:46.841-05:002011-03-07T15:58:46.841-05:00I have a love/hate relationship with them. A part ...I have a love/hate relationship with them. A part of me loves the fact that I'm left needing to know what happens, but that part usually doesn't evolve until I've thrown the book across the room and vowed never to pick up another book in the series.Amy Machellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11729483904043346012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-37708951793979921242011-03-07T11:13:17.678-05:002011-03-07T11:13:17.678-05:00Sarah and Wendy, I agree. It makes it much worse w...Sarah and Wendy, I agree. It makes it much worse when it happens during the first book in a series!Kelley Vitollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304868437913885003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-8244870197887601442011-03-07T10:33:47.761-05:002011-03-07T10:33:47.761-05:00Kathryn,
That's interesting that you feel diff...Kathryn,<br />That's interesting that you feel differently as a writer compared to a reader. Thanks for sharing!Kelley Vitollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304868437913885003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-30239160330915570592011-03-07T09:56:25.200-05:002011-03-07T09:56:25.200-05:00As a reader, I LOVE cliffhangers. As a writer, I H...As a reader, I LOVE cliffhangers. As a writer, I HATE them. As a writer, I think a book in a series should always have a self-contained plot as well as a part of a bigger over-arching story arc. <br />As a reader, I just want something to get excited about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-59968492443283583232011-03-07T07:43:44.964-05:002011-03-07T07:43:44.964-05:00I agree with Sarah. There needs to be an overall ...I agree with Sarah. There needs to be an overall story arc within each book, regardless of whether or not it's part of a series. It's bad enough when there's not a "Happily Ever After", but when there are several loose-ends and everything is left up in the air, I most likely won't pick up the 2nd book, just out of sheer annoyance. There needs to be some sort of closure (happy or not), no matter how slight, and some of the mystery presented in the story must be concluded. Otherwise there is no satisfaction in the read, for me.Wendy Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01060366096097773416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202274659436317634.post-33173356313324960512011-03-07T06:19:30.730-05:002011-03-07T06:19:30.730-05:00If it's the first book, I hate them. Often it ...If it's the first book, I hate them. Often it makes me not want to read the next book. Ihave always felt like a book should stand on it's own, leaving satisfied AND hoping for more. If it's a later bok in the series, I don't mind as much, as long as there is some kind of resolution.Sarah Nicolashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11006982668067292031noreply@blogger.com