tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post3098418775212548976..comments2024-03-28T02:36:36.432-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: CliffhangersJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51179130727314749732019-10-20T14:20:42.459-04:002019-10-20T14:20:42.459-04:00I agree, Kait! Unless the next book is right there...I agree, Kait! Unless the next book is right there, within reach, that just doesn't work! I know they want to to read the next book, but it may be months, a year, before it comes out. By that time, you're not really interested any more.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53968331972272650692019-10-20T13:20:49.381-04:002019-10-20T13:20:49.381-04:00I'm on the edge of my chair!
Chapter-ending c...I'm on the edge of my chair!<br /><br />Chapter-ending cliffies are wonderful techniques, but not every chapter and NEVER at the end of a book. My wall has a few dents due to book ending cliffhangers where the solution to the crime has been left hanging. Cliffies for subplots are fine, at least in my opinion.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-12059765565179789222019-10-20T11:49:53.103-04:002019-10-20T11:49:53.103-04:00Changing POV is just one trick in the bag. It'...Changing POV is just one trick in the bag. It's a big bag! Thanks for stopping in, KM.Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-72377488247520110352019-10-20T11:20:50.878-04:002019-10-20T11:20:50.878-04:00The idea of ending every chapter with a cliffhange...The idea of ending every chapter with a cliffhanger is tempting. We want our readers to think, "What happened next?" and stay up to read just one more chapter. <br /><br />But you're right--that would end up being boring.<br /><br /><br />Change of POV is a great technique, but I seldom use more than one POV in my work. This one person (or animal or robot or ghost) is telling the story through me, and I can't get my mid around another POV.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.com