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Q&A Is it okay to end a novel with a cliffhanger?

First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been rea...

2 answers  ·  posted 10y ago by Quellie‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question novel fiction
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:37:10Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/12370
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Quellie‭ · 2019-12-08T03:37:10Z (about 5 years ago)
First thing you should know: I'm writing the first book in a trilogy and I'm at that beautiful moment where I'm ending it. I know exactly how I want to end it BUT there's one problem. I've been reading a lot of comments where people say they absolutely hate cliffhangers. They say that it's only a ploy that authors use to get you to buy the next novel. My book ends on a cliffhanger and honestly, there's no other way I feel I can end it. Is it really that bad to end your novel with a cliffhanger? Am I a bad author if I do end it with a cliffhanger?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2014-07-12T03:41:24Z (over 10 years ago)
Original score: 9