Showing posts with label good ending. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good ending. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

The Future of Literary Psychology

Books that analyze you and give you the ending you want automatically. None of this adventure-choosing messiness.

The Even More Future: Books that give you the ending you don't want.

Thursday, July 13, 2023

Proper Endings for Fantasy Main Characters

If the main character doesn't become king, there should probably be an appendix explaining he becomes king of some other place later. Even the first Dragon Quest understood this much.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Addendum

"It was only a dream," the book begins. Would you read a book like that? Me neither, but it might just be crazy enough to work.

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The Logical Implication

Put the ending at the front of the book, then write, "But how did this happen? Read on to find out!" The only problem is that then you actually have to write a good ending. Might be a little tough.

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Breaking News

They're making a movie out of Hyperion? They'd better make a book out of it first.