[stylist] Tragic endings?

[John Lee Clark]

Barbara:

Try Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men.  By the end, you won't want to
know what happened next.  The writer did a good job taking care of
everything, and in the end, it was like, okay, it's all settled, and it's
not bad or good, it's just settled and right and there's nothing more to
know.

John



-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Barbara Hammel
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Tragic endings?

Life may not have happy endings, and yet, isn't that why we read sometimes. 
I, for one, am never satisfied with a book.  I always want to know, "and 
then what happened?"
Barbara

If wisdom's ways you wisely seek, five things observe with care:  of whom 
you speak, to whom you speak, and how and when and where.

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From: "Angela fowler" <fowlers at syix.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 6:57 PM
To: "'NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Tragic endings?

> Do what the spirit tells you. The Dark Tower series has an ending which is
> in part tragic. I won't spoil it for people who haven't read it, but I at
> least felt for the main character, though some may argue that the sucker
> deserved just what he got. For sentimental purposes everyone loves a happy
> ending, but we all know life doesn't always work that way.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of helene ryles
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 4:23 PM
> To: NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: [stylist] Tragic endings?
>
> What do people think of sad/tragic endings?
>
> rounding off a story is difficult in any case. Some books I've enjoyed 
> seem
> to spoil it a bit by creating superficially 'happy' endings that aren't 
> very
> realistic.
>
> Should a writer always aim for a happy ending or is it better to let the
> events in the book take their natural course. Even if it involves some of
> the major good characters being killed or seriously wounded and the 
> villans
> getting the power they were craving for?
>
> What about if a book with a tragic ending has a sequel where the Villans 
> are
> eventually have to face up to their evil actions?
>
> Helene
>
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