tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post2437255141359930659..comments2023-10-23T12:40:22.672-07:00Comments on The Writers Alley: Before you type THE END: Creating emotional resonance in your final scenesSherrinda Ketchersidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-79169982263739386982012-07-14T10:19:30.692-07:002012-07-14T10:19:30.692-07:00Wow, powerful post, Karen.
I haven't read tho...Wow, powerful post, Karen.<br /><br />I haven't read those books, but just the snippet and explanation from you brought tears to my eyes. You definitely proved your point. :)Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-27819318964079893682012-06-27T23:36:24.074-07:002012-06-27T23:36:24.074-07:00Wonderful! I am going to have to say the ending to...Wonderful! I am going to have to say the ending to Redeeming Love has never left my mind. It did come full circle as she stood before her husband, a new creation.<br />Thanks, Karen!Angie Dickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794268733490363528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-75462540121677271742012-06-27T14:13:06.894-07:002012-06-27T14:13:06.894-07:00Wanderer,
GREAT example from Dickens!
Beautiful cl...Wanderer,<br />GREAT example from Dickens!<br />Beautiful closurePepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-27021764609383502472012-06-27T14:12:15.349-07:002012-06-27T14:12:15.349-07:00Ooo, and I'm all for the final kiss. Like Sue ...Ooo, and I'm all for the final kiss. Like Sue said.<br /><br />If it's a romance...there'd better be some kind of meaningful physical expression of love at the end.<br />Oh yea!Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-85823791437047895572012-06-27T14:11:26.683-07:002012-06-27T14:11:26.683-07:00Oh Karen,
This was a beautiful post!
Resonant :-)
...Oh Karen,<br />This was a beautiful post!<br />Resonant :-)<br /><br />I love Laura Frantz's books. They hold such emotional depth and, when I close the book, the fragrance of its memory lingers for a long time.Pepperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771295798003844102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-57216687939127284812012-06-27T11:03:34.108-07:002012-06-27T11:03:34.108-07:00Excellent examples. I do love a good twist, but li...Excellent examples. I do love a good twist, but like you said, if it resonates - makes you 'think' about it long afterwards, then the author has done his/her job. I've read way too many books were the ending is disappointing - even really good books that I still recommend.Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-24536264994111849822012-06-27T10:35:37.869-07:002012-06-27T10:35:37.869-07:00Great post! Very little thrills me like a well-put...Great post! Very little thrills me like a well-put ending. Of course, now that I want them, most of my favorite endings elude me, but here's a full circle ending from Dickens' <i>Great Expectations</i>:<br /><br />"I took her hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place; and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge, so, the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her."V. Gingerichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01615988080091167938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-82821705458092092602012-06-27T08:20:17.470-07:002012-06-27T08:20:17.470-07:00Sue,
Love your thoughts. I like that circle idea,...Sue,<br /><br />Love your thoughts. I like that circle idea, you put it very well and its a great example of what we are striving for. Thanks for stopping in.Julia M. Reffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979214959063965164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7392393277880937685.post-76192503844496426622012-06-27T08:02:08.069-07:002012-06-27T08:02:08.069-07:00Lovely post, Karen.
I've heard advice before...Lovely post, Karen. <br /><br />I've heard advice before that if you can weave into the ending a detail from the opening, you create a circle and a more satisfying ending. Very hard to do - for me anyway.<br /><br />I have simple requirements for the endings - since I read and write romance, there must be a 'happily ever after' with the hero and heroine. And it must include a final KISS. I have been very disappointed when the hero proposes and she accepts, and ... horror... no kiss. What is that?<br /><br />The ending doesn't have to have a proposal, but it must have a mushy scene!! And epilogues are great - giving us a glimpse into their HEA!<br /><br />Just my opinion... <br /><br />Cheers,<br />SueSusan Anne Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17258093329143787876noreply@blogger.com