Comments on: Writing a Satisfying Ending

By: Livia Blackburne

Livia Blackburne — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:46:52 +0000

Good ending -- The movie the 6th sense. I love how it just tied everything together. I love "How to write Science Fiction and Fantasy." He just has so many good pieces of advice. I especially liked what he had to say about world building and exposition.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:41:28 +0000

Great post, Anna. Yes, satisfying endings do have to keep the beginning in mind. I have read some many books that have been parts of trilogies this year–but THE EVERAFTER by Amy Huntley had a satisfying ending to me since she answered some of the questions from the beginning.

By: annastan

annastan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:41:50 +0000

When You Reach Me has a great ending. I almost think of that book as a mystery; we acquire clues throughout the story and they all add up at the very end.

By: Andrea Vlahakis

Andrea Vlahakis — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:40:40 +0000

Great post. I think Jane Yolen is exactly right. And inevitable is the key — it completes the circle, which is how I think of a story. When an ending falls flat I think it’s because the writer hasn’t brought us back to the beginning. Stead’s When You Reach Me, I think, is a good example of a satisfying ending, and of completing the circle.