tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post558803672217929181..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: And They All Lived...Elspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-15504937379436545332011-05-04T12:56:25.963-07:002011-05-04T12:56:25.963-07:00Margot; Even in mysteries, there has to be an end ...Margot; Even in mysteries, there has to be an end - although in our case it's usually someone being led away in handcuffs rather than riding into the sunset.<br /><br />Terry; I should think balancing an ending like that would be tricky. I don't know how you do it!<br /><br />Lauri; That's the lovely thing about writing romances, isn't it? Sure there's pain and anguish, but inElspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-51955352512974356522011-05-04T11:35:31.807-07:002011-05-04T11:35:31.807-07:00I laughed out loud. For real. Are you wearing a sh...I laughed out loud. For real. Are you wearing a sheepish grin?Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-63423251458921818592011-05-04T10:37:40.244-07:002011-05-04T10:37:40.244-07:00Funny! Well I'm working on a romance right now...Funny! Well I'm working on a romance right now so I DO get a happily ever after- of course after a lot of sadness and drama.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-24626112330969787402011-05-04T10:19:57.353-07:002011-05-04T10:19:57.353-07:00Romantic suspense requires that HEA, although I tr...Romantic suspense requires that HEA, although I try to leave things open-ended to a degree. That let me write a sequel using the same characters, which is not the norm in romance. <br /><br />Right now, the ending of my current WIP is (as always) lame and in need of rewriting. Ugh.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-74975593892863391602011-05-04T07:42:55.027-07:002011-05-04T07:42:55.027-07:00Elspeth - Oh, a cuddly monster and the sheep! My d...Elspeth - Oh, a cuddly monster <i>and</i> the sheep! My day is made!! And I like your point, too, about how stories end. Mine don't tend to have exactly joyful endings; I write murder mysteries. People die. So I wouldn't say happy, but I do try to have hopeful endings, if that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com