Sandra Haven
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Fiction Endings: Should You Leave an Open Ending?
A writer-client recently sent in a manuscript which left what he called an "open" ending, meaning no end or conclusion at all. He had some great rationalizations for this approach and, yes, there are critically-acclaimed books that leave readers needing to decide, for themselves, how the story really ends. But does that mean publishers like this approach? Or that readers enjoy them? Not necessarily. ... (posted by Sandra 4 years 7 days ago.)
A writer-client recently sent in a manuscript which left what he called an "open" ending, meaning no end or conclusion at all. He had some great rationalizations for this approach and, yes, there are critically-acclaimed books that leave readers needing to decide, for themselves, how the story really ends. But does that mean publishers like this approach? Or that readers enjoy them? Not necessarily. ... (posted by Sandra 4 years 7 days ago.)
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