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calebxy · 2011-10-14 03:55:41

I'll probably ask for that topic to be closed soon, considering that it's a pretty rubbish question (don't do it yet, mods!). tongue

Anyway, my more important question. smile

How to end chapters?

ssss · 2011-10-14 05:50:15

With suspense.

jji7skyline · 2011-10-14 05:52:50

ssss wrote:
With suspense.

Agreed.

Jonathanpb · 2011-10-14 05:56:17

Unless something important's happening or such, try and give chapters a light 'ending' feel - using suspense at the end of every chapter can possibly get weary tongue

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calebxy · 2011-10-14 06:26:33

Jonathanpb wrote:
Unless something important's happening or such, try and give chapters a light 'ending' feel - using suspense at the end of every chapter can possibly get weary

Ok, thanks. smile

sportsdude6 · 2011-10-14 11:33:37

A plot!

calebxy · 2011-10-14 12:17:53

sportsdude6 wrote:
A plot!

LOL

Andres-Vander · 2011-10-14 12:36:28

It depends on the story. Nobody's going to hold your hand and walk you through your own chapters.

calebxy · 2011-10-14 14:00:39

Andres-Vander wrote:
It depends on the story. Nobody's going to hold your hand and walk you through your own chapters.

1) Action/adventure/sci-fi story

2) Why so hostile all the time?

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SpriteMaster · 2011-10-14 15:56:58

End your idea for that chapter with something thought-provoking.

Or just have a cliffhanger.

GravityCatisalie · 2011-10-14 16:04:31

with a period.

calebxy · 2011-10-14 16:34:37

GravityCatisalie wrote:
with a period.

lol

PlutoIsHades · 2011-10-14 17:20:52

Cliffhangers.

I read a chapter that ended, "Tam's breath froze in his throat as he looked and saw."

But yeah, end it with something that'll make your readers begging to know what happens.

calebxy · 2011-10-14 17:25:17

PlutoIsHades wrote:
Cliffhangers.

I read a chapter that ended, "Tam's breath froze in his throat as he looked and saw."

But yeah, end it with something that'll make your readers begging to know what happens.

Good idea. smile

lilacfuzz101 · 2011-10-14 17:26:33

Yep, cliffhangers are they way to go. Especially evil ones! When I end chapters in evil cliffhangers (on fanfiction.net), I tend to get a lot of reviews.
Examples:
Doc being alive in a post- Cars 2 story (TONS of reviews tongue )
Ferb being captured!

Evil cliffhangers leave them wanting more big_smile

banana500 · 2011-10-14 19:26:00

Mostly, they'll end with exciting cliffhangers that make the reader want to read more.

flamekyle · 2011-10-14 19:42:43

GravityCatisalie wrote:
with a period.

lol, i think that came out weird

brettman98 · 2011-10-14 20:30:02

Don't include chapters.

bananaman114 · 2011-10-14 21:21:02

with something cool
like
if a dime could fall or might not and that would change the course of the story, (the dime falling hopefully against the progatonist) then say "the dime began to

fall"
is how I would do it

maxskywalker · 2011-10-14 21:28:12

For me, 1 chapter = 1 scene.

Wickimen · 2011-10-14 23:25:19

Cliffhangers are good, but not necessarily for every chapter, as people will start to get annoyed. So yeah, basically nothing no one's already said (sorry about the bad grammar, I'm tired)
There's this one series I got sick of though, it was pretty long and every book ended in suspense, which was so annoying I stopped reading them
*cough* Sisters Grimm *cough*

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