[stylist] Ending on a cliff hanger

[James Canaday M.A. N6YR]

Oh my,
reading several series of tall ships fiction, two of them with more 
than twenty books, I can say nearly all of them ended with suspense, 
some question for the next book, some character in doubt, some danger 
looming, etc.
if you're doing a series, or even just a prequel you about can't 
avoid having that.  one follows the other.
jc

Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 11:55 PM 8/27/2009, you wrote:
>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.
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
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> >> > Behalf Of helene ryles
> >> > Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 6:40 PM
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> >> > Subject: [stylist] Ending on a cliff hanger
> >> >
> >> > 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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