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Josie prefers Tia her college roommate as a sexual partner. She doesn’t try to hide her bisexual state to Tia and her friend accepts her. Josie finds Tia excites her no end, but Tia believes she’s in love with Wade and wants to include him in a threesome with Josie. Will a menage work out, or lead to a disastrous outcome?
Have you ever watched a movie and found you needed a box of tissues before it was over? Recently, I bought a DVD from Amazon and found that the ending caused me to burst into tears.
It was an older movie called Where the Red Fern Grows about a young boy that eventually saves enough money to buy two coon dogs. The male coon dog saves his master from a mountain lion and dies. The female grieves herself to death by lying on the males’ grave. After the female’s buried, a red fern grows at the sight. Thus, the name of the movie. I felt sad all that evening after watching the movie. I guess I’m an old softie.
The same thing goes for me with books. I hate to pick up a book and get all the way to the end to find the hero or heroine tragically killed in an accident. That ruins everything for me
When I’m writing a story, I always try to plot a happy ending. I’m not sure other readers feel as I do, but I’ll bet there are a lot of you out there.
Here are my questions for you. Do you like to see a happy ending in a movie or book? Does it bother you if the hero or heroine dies off as the film or book ends? I’d like other opinion to find out if I’m the only sentimental fool out there.
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14 comments:
Great post Mary Suzanne. I like HEA endings but I wouldn't turn down a HFN ending.
Hi Mary Suzanne. I prefer a happy ending. Like you, a sad ending leaves me feeling empty. That's probably because we sometimes live vicariouly through the characters we read and write about.
Thanks for commenting, Lizzie. I always feel sad when the ending is tragic. Like I said, I'm an old softie.
Thanks, Dee.
I'm like you about feeling sad if a movie or story ends and a character dies.
I guess I should realize we live in an imperfect world and maybe a writer decides to put a little shock value in their story. I should learn to accept whatever the writer is comfortable in writing instead of looking for that great ending.
Mary Suzzane, this post is well timed for me. I just finished my first Contemporary Suspense story which I cannot in good conscience call a romance. As much as I wanted to give the characters a HEA or even a HFN, I couldn't and stay true to the story. Writing the thing depressed me for three days.
It has been an interesting experience for me as a writer and I feel like I have grown from writing it. I also wrote from 1st person POV which I'd never done.
I am proud of the work but it's not my normal fare. I still prefer HEA but there are times when another type of ending says more.
Casea,
Good luck with your new contemporary suspense story.
I can understand how you feel when you said you were down for three days writing the story.
Hopefully, there are people out there that will love this type of story. I wish you great sales and thank you for posting today.
A happy ending? Depends on the story. Some stories just don't ring true with a happy ending.
As long as the story is well written, I accept all kinds of endinsg.
Mira,
I wish I could have that outlook about a story. No matter how well written the story, I still feel down at a sad ending. Thank you so much for your input.
I love a happy ending. But I'll take a sad ending if it really fits the story.
What I hate more than a sad ending is an ending that has no closure. I hate being left empty or feeling like I was left hanging.
So first choice - happy ending.
Second choice - a sad ending that fits and provides closure.
I agree with you. The worlds full of sadness, at least let fictional ones be happier.
Karen,
I love hearing what others think. Yes, happy ending first and definitely closure. I'm still hung up on skipping the sad ending books.
You are so right, Margaret. There is too much sadness in the world. Thanks so much for your opinion. Again, I'm glad I'm not the only reader loving hea.
I think the worst movie I've ever seen is Sophie's Choice. It starts out sad and just gets worse. It's about a Holocaust survivor and her crazy lover. By the end the two lead characters comment suicide.
And it's considered Merle Streep's best movie.
I wished I had never watched it.
Janice~
Janice,
I'm glad you told me abour Sophie's Choice. I haven't seen it and after what you just said, I'll pass on it.
The movie sounds like a real stinker, even though Merle Streep was given praise for her performance.
I'm with you, the happier the better and especially the ending.
Thank you for posting a comment, Janice.
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