https://writing.codidact.com/categories/1/tags/80.rssNew Posts Tagged 'ending' - WritingWriting - Codidact2020-04-06T21:33:28Zhttps://writing.codidact.com/posts/38259What makes an ending "happy"?Mark Bakerhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80972019-09-05T18:46:31Z2020-04-06T21:33:28Z<p>In <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/a/47836/16226">this answer</a>, Amadeus makes the case for happy endings based on their far greater popularity compared to unhappy endings.</p>
<p>...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/21938Where do I write 'The End'?Daniel Cannhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/37622017-06-05T18:02:15Z2019-12-13T12:00:45Z<h2>Background</h2>
<p>Woohoo! I literally just finished right now my <strike>masterpiece</strike> trilogy that I have worked on for what seems like, ages... </p>
<p>I'm a bit vexed as to where I...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/20907How do I end a comedy sketch?user151841https://writing.codidact.com/users/49852017-03-23T00:03:17Z2019-12-13T12:00:43Z<p>I have a premise, which I think is funny/clever. I want to write this as a comedy sketch, to be acted out or shot on video.</p>
<p>I have three "scenes" which are basically three different re-c...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/16175How do I write a fitting ending for an anti-hero?DarkYagamihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39272016-02-02T21:52:58Z2019-12-13T12:00:34Z<p>My protagonist is an anti-hero. He's manipulative, cunning, kills, and sacrifices others for the greater good, which is to destroy an oppressive regime.</p>
<p>I'm at the point where he has des...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/12365Ending a PhD thesis by saying "there is more to do"Shahbazhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/14492015-02-18T12:04:45Z2019-12-13T12:00:28Z<p>I am ending the conclusion of my PhD thesis by saying something like this (not even remotely in these words):</p>
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<p>There was a lot of work gone in the thesis, yada yada yada, h...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9903Story resolution issue - A symbolic gift for two new friendsLouhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/24812014-02-23T18:19:09Z2019-12-13T12:00:21Z<p>I'm nearly at the end of my story, and I'm struggling to finish it. Ashley (male) and Anna were best friends since childhood, until they grew apart and didn't talk to each other for many years. ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/7599How to tell if my story is finished, or needs more?temporary_user_namehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/13782013-04-23T15:56:38Z2019-12-13T12:00:15Z<p>Slightly obtuse title, let me elaborate.</p>
<p>I'm writing my first screenplay, and I'm trying to keep it simple while making it simultaneously wonderful. It's just a <a href="http://www.urban...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/6116Should cliffhangers be used in every chapter?Amin Mohamed Ajanihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/7842012-07-04T07:41:19Z2019-12-13T12:00:11Z<p>This is not a great question but I use a lot of cliffhangers. And I have a habit of making cliffhangers in the end of every chapter that I write just to hook the reader. The question is, is it ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/5594How to improve the ending of my short novel (mostly dialogue)?Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602012-04-10T08:41:19Z2019-12-13T12:00:07Z<p>In a <a href="https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/5131/how-to-improve-fix-this-short-introductory-paragraph-and-dialog">previous question</a>, I asked about how to improve the opening of...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/3703What is the use of "Ends." to indicate the end of a document?SabreWolfyhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/9972011-07-14T14:22:00Z2019-12-13T11:59:58Z<p>I recall seeing the word "Ends." placed at the end of documents to indicate that, obviously, nothing else follows. Is this acceptable standard usage? It feels rather archaic (not that that's nec...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/527What is the effect on the young reader when there is no "Happy Ending" in a story for children?Axarydaxhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/122010-11-20T14:24:32Z2019-12-13T11:59:54Z<p>It is a common practice for a story for children to have a happy ending. Would it be considered inappropriate and disappointing for the young reader if his hero/heroine will suffer a horrible tr...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33014Is it time to start closing up my novel?Liquidhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80572019-01-28T11:48:42Z2019-12-13T11:56:49Z<p>I realize this may be a duplicate question. I've seen, for reference [
<a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/21900/how-long-can-a-first-novel-be">How long can a first novel be?</a...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/32663How to end a story without reaching a new status quo?Weckar E.https://writing.codidact.com/users/11132019-01-13T22:39:35Z2019-12-13T11:56:49Z<p>A popular writing theory states that any story worth telling describes the movement from one status quo to another, and that major uncertainties in the inception and conclusion should be avoided...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30272Should I let my hero die with the villain?Vítor Carvalhohttps://writing.codidact.com/users/65992018-08-20T23:10:04Z2019-12-13T11:56:47Z<p>I'm writing my own fantasy novel and the way I want it to end is with the villain showing his humanity to the hero, begging for mercy, and when the hero is about to spare him the villains stabs ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25971Is it a bad idea to have multiple bad endings and only one good ending?noCluehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47822018-02-09T16:52:57Z2019-12-12T23:01:20Z<p>Background: I'm working on a game that has multiple paths for players to choose from. The choices the players make can lead them to very different endings. There are many bad endings but only on...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26243Prepare for more after the "ending"?noCluehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47822018-02-20T10:25:13Z2019-12-12T23:01:20Z<p>In my story, there's this big bad, who needs to be destroyed. That is the main goal for about the last third of the video game. So the group of heroes manages to destroy him! ... but I don't wan...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34896Non-trope happy ending?Tomhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/15532019-03-21T15:43:53Z2019-12-12T21:57:37Z<p>This is in the idea stage, but I was wondering...</p>
<p>In stories involving multiple protagonists (4 or more) that make and end relationships, date each other, etc. during the course of the s...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30049Anticlimactic ending as a surprise after climax?noCluehttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47822018-08-06T13:04:36Z2019-12-12T21:57:26Z<p><em>Note: my story is for a video game, but that should hopefully be irrelevant to the question itself.</em></p>
<p>Our heroes spent a long time fighting their way to the evil demon king. The h...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/25116Should mystery stories have resolutions?Wendigo Kinghttps://writing.codidact.com/users/46462017-12-27T01:54:57Z2019-12-12T20:06:05Z<p>I'm working on the finishing touches of a story that has as part of the plot a possibly-supernatural mystery. I'm feeling rather nervous about the whole thing though because said mystery isn't t...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26840Does my protagonist *have* to succeed?Adi219https://writing.codidact.com/users/57632018-03-11T17:56:06Z2019-12-12T20:06:05Z<p>I'm thinking about a YA dystopian novel and have planned it quite thoroughly. However, when I look back, the antagonists tend to always be a few steps ahead of my protagonist, and my protagonist...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/11193Should the opening of a short story mirror the ending?Strategy Thinkerhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/28392014-09-13T22:25:32Z2019-12-12T20:06:02Z<p>When I was in school, my English teacher told me that a short story's beginning should mirror its ending, or at least the conclusion should in some way parallel the starting point of the story; ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/10355Genre conventions: Which end do readers expect?Systemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12014-05-15T18:56:16Z2019-12-12T20:06:02Z<p>I need help with the concept of my story:</p>
<p>My protagonists live in a mild dystopia. Think of your own country today ;-) They have the opportunity to kill about 20 persons, which will caus...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/9221Do romances need to have a happy ending?Standbackhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/80512013-11-30T21:18:32Z2019-12-12T20:06:02Z<p>Is a book labelled "romance" expected to a have a happy ending? </p>
<p>I've heard advice that "romance" novels are meant to satisfy, well, a desire for romance, and so an ending without a "hap...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/38635How can I make it so that my story isn't resolved so easily?Jodasthttps://writing.codidact.com/users/78952019-10-01T19:02:09Z2019-12-08T13:04:23Z<p>I'm writing a screenplay for a project in my film studies class and I'm close to resolving the conflict, but as I near the end, it feels like it's being resolved far too easily. In summary, the...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/37098Why is it that when I get to the end of writing my book, I get discombobulated and want to give up?Dawn Kellihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/75472019-07-05T23:28:22Z2019-12-08T12:23:28Z<p>I've noticed this about most of the books I write, except for my short stories/novellas. When I get close to writing the end, my thoughts become a chaotic mess, and I don't know how to properly ...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/34971Given two alternative, strong endings to a novel, how to decide which one to use?Tomhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/15532019-03-23T07:21:05Z2019-12-08T11:29:30Z<p>I'm in the final polishing stages of a novel and I have two endings that both blow me away and I feel are very, very strong.</p>
<p>Obviously, I can only have one ending. The story doesn't lend...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33231Writing a Story From The EndOren_Chttps://writing.codidact.com/users/54952019-02-05T09:07:07Z2019-12-08T10:48:37Z<p>There is a writing technique where a writer would imagine in her mind's eye where her story should end and will write it 'backwards'. Writing the end and then writing the chapters leading to end...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/33097How can I make a talky, idea-based concept enjoyableAero7810https://writing.codidact.com/users/71112019-01-31T13:02:24Z2019-12-08T10:45:44Z<p>I'm writing a psychological novel about different characters finding the meaning of their lives. But the ending reveals it was all part of an experiment (properly foreshadowed). Someone was tryi...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30782What are key features and pacing in a satisfying ending to a science fiction novel?DPThttps://writing.codidact.com/users/9902018-09-18T15:08:39Z2019-12-08T09:50:38Z<p>My novel has been through multiple drafts and beta reads, and by and large is in good shape. I've learned how to cure a saggy middle, how to stay in point-of-view, how to keep the protagonist dr...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/30299Should I end my story with a happy or sad ending?user32795https://writing.codidact.com/users/66042018-08-21T19:08:48Z2019-12-08T09:40:22Z<p>I am writing a romantic short story and I don't know which type of ending suits my story better. Currently my characters fall in love but one ends up "cheating" (they were never dating or anythi...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/29898Of plottwists and endingsTotumus Maximushttps://writing.codidact.com/users/62362018-07-30T12:10:06Z2019-12-08T09:31:44Z<p>While writing my story this has come up in my mind a lot.
I have been planning and foreshadowing this major plottwist near the end of my story.</p>
<p>But the effects of it might change my worl...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28924Writing a Satisfying Endingrobertcdayhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/982018-06-12T13:39:52Z2019-12-08T09:05:55Z<p>It strikes me that the last chapter (or so) of any story needs to make the reader feel that <em>reading the book</em> has been a <em>worthwhile experience</em>. An exceptional ending might leav...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28418Do Short Stories Need Definitive Endings?Dylan Beckhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/47152018-05-21T17:37:12Z2019-12-08T08:52:41Z<p>I'm looking to create a few short stories that are in a shared universe of sorts and I'm curious whether or not I need to have a definitive ending to a story. I'm thinking that the "end" would b...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/28042What does the death of a fictional character mean?Systemhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/-12018-05-04T13:11:50Z2019-12-08T08:43:56Z<p>When should a writer kill their protagonist off?</p>
<p>Inspired by a question about <a href="https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/35862/why-is-character-lifetime-proportional-to-charact...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/26195How To Settle On An Ending?Lunar Eclypticahttps://writing.codidact.com/users/46452018-02-18T18:01:20Z2019-12-08T07:59:57Z<p>I've had a few different ideas for an ending that I've narrowed down to two. They both fit the tone and they both fit the story. But they are also completely different. How do I pick?</p>
<p>Fo...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/17455What to avoid when writing a happy ending?DarkYagamihttps://writing.codidact.com/users/39272016-06-11T20:42:53Z2019-12-08T05:19:35Z<p>I've finally decided to give a protagonist a happy ending, but what is there to avoid? What makes a happy end too cheesy? For example, if the story is about a anti-hero, who destroys his enemies...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/6005How to improve the ending of this short story (final scene + flashback)Alexandro Chenhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/6602012-06-13T10:03:11Z2019-12-08T02:25:22Z<p>This is sort of the continuation of <a href="https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/5901/opening-paragraphs-of-a-short-story-set-in-an-aquarium">this</a> previous question.</p>
<p>The full...https://writing.codidact.com/posts/1972How common *are* happy endings?Nick Bedfordhttps://writing.codidact.com/users/3442011-02-16T03:39:27Z2019-12-08T01:14:31Z<p>I'm curious. After reading some other questions, I've been pondering about the frequency and reason for happy endings. That is, a positive and/or hopeful ending, even if not everything went righ...