tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post7024777228045247403..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: The Last of ItJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28708989495165960282016-06-28T14:52:16.559-04:002016-06-28T14:52:16.559-04:00I highly recommend all the stories the last lines ...I highly recommend all the stories the last lines came from -- all of them are fantastic and earn their endings absolutely. "We remain" is also kinda perfect.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843235860651070479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51434391886404487392016-06-28T14:23:51.381-04:002016-06-28T14:23:51.381-04:00Tina, nice examples. I think I wind up my books we...Tina, nice examples. I think I wind up my books well, but maybe I should think more about it when I do. Now I'm going to pay special attention to those last lines.In THE NIGHTINGALE by Kristin Hannah, about France during World War II, the last line is simply "We remain." And<br />for this book simple as that line is it's perfect.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-8609749779557067452016-06-28T13:43:57.584-04:002016-06-28T13:43:57.584-04:00How wonderful! I'm going to have to read and/o...How wonderful! I'm going to have to read and/or re-read some of these books based on the last lines alone!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12450172543118809732016-06-28T10:51:50.551-04:002016-06-28T10:51:50.551-04:00You know it! I doublechecked all these for accurac...You know it! I doublechecked all these for accuracy, but really, I could quote most by heart. A high standard, yes. But certainly worth aiming for.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843235860651070479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33398800797351861312016-06-28T10:31:48.427-04:002016-06-28T10:31:48.427-04:00Absolutely fabulous, and humbling, examples, Tina....Absolutely fabulous, and humbling, examples, Tina. When someone says the pen is mightier than the sword, I think of the power of these words that stay with us, and haunt us, for years. I still shudder when thinking of "The Lottery" and that last line of "A Rose for Emily" - yikes!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82997801920249303792016-06-28T09:08:31.107-04:002016-06-28T09:08:31.107-04:00I can't wait, Jim! But I suppose I'll have...I can't wait, Jim! But I suppose I'll have to.<br /><br />What a succinct piece of advice, KM -- sum up and leave the reader thinking. I could have just said that instead of all my explaining. :)<br /><br />And I very much like your phrasing, Margaret -- a whiff of what's to come. Like a bloodhound scenting the trail. Nice!<br /><br />Thank you all for reading!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843235860651070479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-89664556113386556952016-06-28T08:36:17.295-04:002016-06-28T08:36:17.295-04:00I've always focused on winding things up and l...I've always focused on winding things up and leaving the reader with a visual image that evokes a sense of resolution. I'll remember to include a whiff of what's to come as well. Great post!Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-9785479833176540032016-06-28T08:05:43.455-04:002016-06-28T08:05:43.455-04:00Great examples of exit lines that sum up the stori...Great examples of exit lines that sum up the stories and leave the reader thinking.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-46636590117642450782016-06-28T05:55:46.517-04:002016-06-28T05:55:46.517-04:00At the end of the first Seamus McCree novel, Ant F...At the end of the first Seamus McCree novel, Ant Farm, the antagonist has the last line, “Strike one, Seamus.” The fruition of that promise does not arrive until book six, False Bottom, which I am in the midst of writing the first draft.<br /><br />Bad Policy ends with “I used to love my home, but now I know it’s time to move on.”<br /><br />Cabin Fever ends with “Your grandmother wants to talk.”<br /><br />Doubtful Relations – oh, well, you’ll have to wait a couple of months for that one. :)<br /><br />~ Jim<br />Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com