tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post1589608434970288842..comments2023-11-06T12:28:13.575-05:00Comments on A Million Monkeys: Nirvana Behind Door ThreeJon VanZilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-9121269613794601832009-04-16T09:27:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:27:00.000-04:00This is an excellent post, LM...I'm glad to have f...This is an excellent post, LM...I'm glad to have found your blog! Wonderful!JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-57222037919324682172009-03-09T21:20:00.000-04:002009-03-09T21:20:00.000-04:00What about ending a chapter with something like It...What about ending a chapter with something like <I>It turned out to be the last time I would ever see Janet alive.</I><BR/><BR/>We know Janet's going to die, but the suspense is in how.Jude Hardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994813046526310594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-90566945747029987102009-03-09T16:33:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:33:00.000-04:00Yeah, I hate being tricked, and there's probably a...Yeah, I hate being tricked, and there's probably a whole 'nuther blog entry in that. It drives me crazy when an author does something in the ending that just makes no sense at all. It has to stay true to its own internal logic.Jon VanZilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026643422328853037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7125214612971306615.post-64446068574600057162009-03-09T16:11:00.000-04:002009-03-09T16:11:00.000-04:00Well, this is tough. When I pick up a book, most o...Well, this is tough. When I pick up a book, most of the time I can see the whole book after reading the first few pages or chapter. It's obvious and inevitable. So a whole lot is clumsy to writers but may not be to the general reading public.<BR/><BR/>I do like to exploit reader expectations, but not on a grand scale. I don't like to be tricked, so I don't trick readers. But even if I do the same old genre conventions, I like to strive to do it in a fresh way, in an unexpected way.<BR/><BR/>I do believe nearly everything should be planted and/or present in the beginning in some way, but that's different than clumsy foreshadowing, for sure!Spy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.com