subconscious meets conscious: the beginning of the end

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the beginning of the end

Saturday, May 20, 2006

What do you think is the hardest part of writing a story? For me, I would have to say it's the ending. The starting? Oh sure! I have plenty of ideas, may it be raw or well-done; but endings are a whole different ball-game. I believe the quality of a story depends a lot on the ending. However great a storyline is, if the ending doesn't connect with the reader, all the effort in front is pretty much wasted. The starting only gives the first impression, while the body content keeps the reader hooked, and the ending should be the one to tie up all loose ends satisfactorily.

The problem with endings are...there are infinite possibilities. There are good endings, bad endings, cliff-hanger endings, Hollywood endings, weird endings....the list goes on.
Just take this example:
starting- An old beggar man huddles in a quiet street corner, trying to hide from the icy chill wind.
(possible) body+ ending-
1) the old man dies of cold after thinking back on his wasted life.
2) aliens abduct the old man off the street and he lives out the rest of his life as an alien experiment.
3) Some kind soul gives him a sum of money which he uses to start a business and becomes a business tycoon.
4) His daughter/son see the error of their ways (for throwing him out) and searched the city for him. The family is reunited. Tears of joy all around.
5) He gets sucked into an alternate reality where he becomes king or slave or whatever you want.
6) he wakes up 2000 years later in the future. Apparently he froze and was used as a guinea pig for cryogenic advances.

There's more... but i think this should suffice. =P. Maybe i think too much, but now you see why endings are tough. They are all just so tempting....greedy...hehe...

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Signing off, ~TJ*

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