So here is my question: How do you feel about open endings? Do you like everything to be tied in a neat bow before you actually consider a story to be finished or do you enjoy leaving some of it out for interpretation?
Another one: How do you feel about sequels? (kind of in regards to the first question and open endings) When you write a sequel do you know you're going to do it at the beginning or it is something you don't realize until you are done with the first story? What's the motivation behind your writing a series or a sequel to a story and have you ever regretted your decision to do it?
I really don't mind open endings... if I'm reading a fic that has an open ending, I'll just beg the author to get started on the sequel! LOL!! There were a few good fics that I've read that was like that, and the author was debating if they wanted to continue on or not; but at the same time, it can be you're left wondering "well, what's gonna happen now?" and that's no bueno. This is probably a stupid example, but have any of you guys seen the movie Dark Skies? I don't mind open endings like that... where a sequel is a possibility, but not a necessity... if that makes sense, lmao!
I think the only sequel I have for a fic is Empty Spaces for Incomplete. Being that I wrote that fic many years ago, my mind knew the kind of suspense I wanted to write, but as my mind made up the antagonist, more and more ideas came into my mind with how I wanted to write him, so I ended up changing the antagonist to be forever changing; just when the boys thought they knew who was after them, it ended up changing. Having that said, I knew it would take me forever to build up the backstory of this character and why he was doing what he was doing, and I just didn't want to cram it all in one story that was already like... 60 some chapters long or something, lol.
What didn't help that the fact that I had wrote my antagonist singular; as I continued on, I realized that most of the stuff that was happening in the story wouldn't work, or wasn't plausible with just one bad guy; that kind of goes along with the question posed a few posts back about going back into your story and adding something, lol. I didn't necessarily go back and add something, but I added as I went along, which now that I'm older and reading back, it was just done so sloppily, lol. Back to my decision of a sequel though, I had decided to end the first story with the boys' broken, thinking it was all done, leaving it a bit open ended so to speak, and I went into the sequel by delving into their psyche of dealing and coping with the traumatic experiences a year later.
I actually really appreciate sequels, especially when a fic is sooo good I just don't want it to end, lol.
Here is another question: Is there a story that has been incomplete forever that you would love to take over and finish for someone? Or is there a story you haven't finished that you wouldn't mind someone taking over for you?
I had done that with my Satan's Playground, giving Ashley permission to rewrite it.
Lord knows if I could, I'd want to go back into my fics and rewrite them all... and complete them, LMAO!!!
I'd love for Mare to complete any of Mersey's stories.......
.... oh, I'm sorry, are we not supposed to volunteer like that? ;P Lol.
