tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post1272837674138860399..comments2024-03-28T00:28:33.356-07:00Comments on Perfecting the Craft: "Hate" words.Michelle Merrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040685503147648297noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-26705316151189135992012-08-08T10:03:58.096-07:002012-08-08T10:03:58.096-07:00I like both, but I am a sucker for a happy ending,...I like both, but I am a sucker for a happy ending, I will forgive them more than other books.Brandon Axhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027731412064014586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-68681537486402098962012-07-24T19:04:46.907-07:002012-07-24T19:04:46.907-07:00I love my HEA's, but sometimes I'm okay wi...I love my HEA's, but sometimes I'm okay with more "realistic" endings. I also love that your daughter hates the word practice. I'm right there with her.KM Nallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714392426676743868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-18264041490835427112012-07-22T23:08:22.661-07:002012-07-22T23:08:22.661-07:00No way. I love happily ever afters. I just don'...No way. I love happily ever afters. I just don't use those exact words, or hint that the story is indeed finished. :)David P. Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259276981865439853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-43329951604413124392012-07-11T18:46:51.017-07:002012-07-11T18:46:51.017-07:00Practice, yuck! But I'm with you. A book or mo...Practice, yuck! But I'm with you. A book or movie doesn't have to end perfectly, but give me some happy and hope. The news is for the sad stuff.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-753748598828348482012-07-11T18:30:00.014-07:002012-07-11T18:30:00.014-07:00OMG! LOL! I love your daughter. Ahh, practice is n...OMG! LOL! I love your daughter. Ahh, practice is not one of my favorite words either. But I'm on the fence about happily ever after. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It all depends~ :o) <3LTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-55463230870916978192012-07-11T11:59:21.297-07:002012-07-11T11:59:21.297-07:00Hm. I've never really thought about it. I like...Hm. I've never really thought about it. I like writing shocking endings so the reader is like "did that really just happen?". But in a current WIP, I'm thinking about trying a Happily Ever After. Real life can get boring. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-72941890830951437132012-07-11T08:24:10.335-07:002012-07-11T08:24:10.335-07:00I LOVE Happy Ever After endings. Like you said, th...I LOVE Happy Ever After endings. Like you said, that is why I read. To escape all the depressing stuff in real life. ;)Chantele Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920913211842919013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3858640151411914449.post-27257967136307913922012-07-10T20:03:21.055-07:002012-07-10T20:03:21.055-07:00Interesting that she thinks "Happily Ever Aft...Interesting that she thinks "Happily Ever After" is boring :P you've got a deep thinker on your hands, methinks!<br /><br />I tend to like bittersweet endings... where the character lost something major, but they're looking towards the future and thinking that they might be okay. But I also love a good, well-written HEA :)Rebecca Christiansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635706076314669496noreply@blogger.com