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I've devised a trilogy on an Earth-similar world experiencing Earth-similar problems. I am nearing the end of the first draft of the first novel. I am not certain how much of a bang needs to happen...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:00:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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DPT
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2019-12-08T07:00:51Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've devised a trilogy on an Earth-similar world experiencing Earth-similar problems. I am nearing the end of the first draft of the first novel. I am not certain how much of a _bang_ needs to happen in this first installment. My instincts (and experience reading) say that the first and second novels in a trilogy finish with some excitement and closure (perhaps narrow escape from a deadly threat) but the real climax and resolution is in the third book. I am leaning towards a narrow-escape ending in this manuscript (first book of a trilogy). But I feel like this ending will be forced, and unnatural. Is this sort of ending necessary for book #1? Are there other sorts of endings that are as effective to encourage people to invest time in the second installment? Please share other effective options.... Thanks.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-09-17T20:35:13Z (about 7 years ago)
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