tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post8150296008473680668..comments2023-10-17T08:55:54.647+01:00Comments on this writer's life: endings are my weaknessTeresa Stensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-67090122131271487302011-01-20T20:43:30.298+00:002011-01-20T20:43:30.298+00:00I loved that too. Keep chuckling at it.I loved that too. Keep chuckling at it.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-78500703091058754832011-01-20T13:45:29.577+00:002011-01-20T13:45:29.577+00:00'My favourite short stories are the ones that ...'My favourite short stories are the ones that go quietly but leave you wishing you'd grabbed them and snogged them...'<br /><br />Very nicely put ;-)Mileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012298610514390814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-90230357649647920592011-01-20T08:32:09.149+00:002011-01-20T08:32:09.149+00:00My favourite short stories are the ones that go qu...My favourite short stories are the ones that go quietly but leave you wishing you'd grabbed them and snogged them; or the ones that have a tiny dagger in your heart that you didn't feel going in but it twists when you try to walk away. <br /><br />When I read your post title I thought you meant "weakness" as in you love them; weakness as in chocolate is my weakness....<br /><br /><br />I'm yay for both....Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-87843334443599728962011-01-18T16:35:58.811+00:002011-01-18T16:35:58.811+00:00I know what you mean, Tureezer.
I never want to e...I know what you mean, Tureezer.<br /><br />I never want to end something with the message that 'everything will be fine' or 'everything is shite' but I suppose somewhere in between. You know, like 'LIFE'.<br /><br />I have another quote, of course, for this situation (only because other people are more eloquent than me) and it's from Terry Gilliam, slagging off Steven Spielberg. And why not. <br /><br />'Spielberg and the success of most films in Hollywood, I think, is down to the fact that they're comforting, they tie things up in nice little bows, gives you answers, even if the answers are stupid, they're answers. Oh, you go home, you don't have to worry about it.'<br /><br />A pretty good quote about any kind of storytelling I think. I reckon as long as you don't leave the audience/readers with trite and sickly answers, you're doing okay.<br /><br />xMileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012298610514390814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-78727756044685624042011-01-17T17:43:46.239+00:002011-01-17T17:43:46.239+00:00Alex - yes, exactly, I want a natural end, without...Alex - yes, exactly, I want a natural end, without any explosions. Just subtle ones. That only become apparent later. And are therefore, oh - so - more- powerful. Or something.<br /><br />Essy - yes, it must be hard to adapt to the change of pace. Perhaps a good idea to stay in 'novel zone' if that's where you are. No problem, of course, about my comments on your blog. I genuinely thought it was a beautiful poem. Hope you're feeling ok.Teresa Stensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027879292470220383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-38081410373466868142011-01-14T14:08:28.723+00:002011-01-14T14:08:28.723+00:00my problem is I'm knee deep in my novel right ...my problem is I'm knee deep in my novel right now, so I can't get the pace of the short stories right, they end up too leisurely. Think I might lay off writing any new ones, and just edit the unfinished ones I currently have, until the novel's finally done!<br /><br />And Teresa, thank you for your kind words on my blog today, they made me feel a little better, especially as I know you know only too well how I'm feeling right now :-)essygiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05266026399933108451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5968546507603375440.post-36152230039737496842011-01-12T17:26:27.367+00:002011-01-12T17:26:27.367+00:00Good luck. I seam to have the opposite problem, I...Good luck. I seam to have the opposite problem, I know how a story starts and how it is going to end (mostly) but the bit in the middle is always blurry and subject to change.<br /><br />I know what you mean, you want the reader to feel like it is the end of the story without having to kill all the characters and blow up the town. Right?Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17526252024130321544noreply@blogger.com