[stylist] Ending on a cliff hanger

[helene ryles]

Hi Jim,
Thanks for getting back to me. I want to mentain interest for my next
novel. I just wondered if it was acceptable to end a novel on a cliff
hanger.

Helene

On 28/08/2009, James Canaday M.A.  N6YR <n6yr at sunflower.com> wrote:
> Helene,
> especially if you have part one and part two, it is often a given
> that part one ends at a cliffhanger point in the story.
> in a way, with what you're doing, it is almost impossible to avoid a
> cliffhanger since you started with one book and now it is two.  the
> question is how intensely suspenseful do you want the break between
> books to be.
> jc
>
> Jim Canaday M.A.
> Lawrence, KS
>
> At 08:59 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote:
>>Thanks for your advice Angela.
>>I think I'll do that then.
>>
>>Helene.
>>
>>On 28/08/2009, Angela fowler <fowlers at syix.com> wrote:
>> > Oh man, those cliff-hangers! They have a definite appeal. I'd
>> leave it as it
>> > is.
>> >       When I read those cliff-hangers, I can't wait to get my hands on
>> > the
>> > second book, and if I can't, I just won't be satisfied. I'm not sure
>> > what
>> > the psychology is, although it should probably be apparent to me
>> (its been a
>> > long week at school) but you develop a kind of relationship with your
>> > readers that you don't if you have the entire story in one book.
>> >
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>> > Behalf Of helene ryles
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>> >
>> > I devided 'A Deafblind girl' into two seperate novels. As it
>> stands the book
>> > ends on a cliff hanger.
>> > Nadia's mother is at large although she is wanted by the police.
>> > In part 2 of the book she eventually gets caught. (part 2 is going to be
>> > a
>> > seperate book).
>> >
>> > I'm wondering if I should leave things as they are or bring the capture
>> > forward?
>> > What do you think?
>> >
>> > Helene
>> >
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