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Romance/Love: August 26, 2009 Issue [#3223]

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  Edited by: THANKFUL SONALI Library Class! Author IconMail Icon
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

And so ... they lived *Flower2* _________ *Flower1* _________ *Flower3* after.
Possible 'endings' for a romance story.


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Letter from the editor

Now upon a time, somewhere on the vast ocean called the Internet, there lives a writer. This writer has a compelling urge to immortalise the greatest, the most universal emotion of them all ... *Heart* LOVE *Heart*.

So, the writer thinks of a story. The story has two main characters and several supporting characters, all of whom interact and grow through a finely woven plot and a few sub-plots.

And thus does the writer come to the END of the story.

That's what this letter talks about. Finis - with finesse.

Happily Ever After
The classical ending. Hand-in-hand, they walk into the sunset, toward the dirty dishes in the sink and helping the kids tie shoelaces and locate lost lunch money in time for school. Perhaps the most satisfying ending after a reader has invested in your characters, that they have a future together. All misunderstandings cleared, all loose ends tied so you don't lose at the end. (*Blush* Apologies - I'm in a punny mood!)

Sadly, Sever After
Sigh. She wants one thing, he wants another. They want this or that more than they want each other. Sorry, no jointly washing dirty dishes or searching for lost lunch money hand in hand here. Can make for a very compelling story and great conflict, this ending, especially if there have been, say, kids from previous relationships and a whole lot of priorities have to be weighed before taking decisions.

Absolutely Never After
They just aren't meant for each other. It was a mistake getting together in the first place, and breaking the relationship is the sensible alternative.

Wisely Clever After
One of the two has been using the other to play a game. The other learns a lesson, but was the price too great, or will it make for a Happily Ever After sometime in the future, being wiser now ... ?

Wistfully Endeavour After
Maybe the Happily Ever After couldn't happen, but the end wasn't bitter. Are the two going to keep seeking love elsewhere, forever, and looking back at what was, what might have been ... ?

Mysteriously Waver After
Leaves the reader to imagine what actually happened. Did they get together, or not? Maybe they did, maybe they didn't. Little hints and clues through the story point one way or another, so that a different perspective could lead to a different ending.

The point is, whatever your ending, your story has to work toward it. It's nice letting your characters do what they like sometimes - but you need to control how it all turns out, don't you? *Confused*

Thanks for reading! *Delight*
Sonali


Editor's Picks

Different love stories (poems!) -- different endings!

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 Lovers' Moon Open in new Window. (13+)
A romantic Twilight Zone short story. A lonely young man makes a wish for a girlfriend.
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He can't express the love to the woman whom he likes because she's already with someone.
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A Spenserian sonnet in strict iambic pentameter-1st place in PDG Alumni Poetry Contest.
#1591723 by Koyel~writing again Author IconMail Icon

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A contest that specifies the type of ending! *Bigsmile*

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A Drama Newsletter that talks about different types of endings! *Delight*

"Drama Newsletter (August 19, 2009)Open in new Window.

 
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Ask & Answer

In "Romance/Love Newsletter (June 3, 2009)Open in new Window. I asked "What is Love?" - A big thank you to those who wrote in, responding to that Newsletter! *Delight*

northernwrites
This is a useful construct for planning the plot and developing the characters for love stories or love subplots. It helps the writer see beyond the surface activity to what's "really" going on. *Smile* A keeper!

Northernwrites

thunderspeech
Sonali, You did a very commendable job on this newsletter. I tend to believe love is...all of the above.

billwilcox
Where is the love?
Now, that’s, a good question. Just where the hell is it?
Some people can simply walk down the street and find love. While others, are totally blind, never seeing love at all.
What is it?
What makes people different like that? Do we have to wait our turn to fall in love like a bunch of idiots standing in the unemlovement line?
The answers to these questions and more are awaiting you here at:"W.D’s Advice For Forlorn LoversOpen in new Window.

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