tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post2362745045357925378..comments2024-03-12T18:52:31.920-04:00Comments on Write with Fey: Alternate Ending to Hurricane CrimesChrys Feyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-4171521602568202082014-06-20T13:26:03.289-04:002014-06-20T13:26:03.289-04:00Yes, Wizard of Oz is about the only movie that can...Yes, Wizard of Oz is about the only movie that can get away with it! lolChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-47455929017416886662014-06-20T10:45:19.221-04:002014-06-20T10:45:19.221-04:00Dream endings are frowned upon by a many a fan :) ...Dream endings are frowned upon by a many a fan :) me included. I always feel kinda cheated. The only movie that I didn't was in Wizard of Oz LOL :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-40313044841351356852014-06-17T15:42:06.385-04:002014-06-17T15:42:06.385-04:00Hurricane Crimes is available on Amazon. I'm c...Hurricane Crimes is available on Amazon. I'm currently writing the sequel. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-77675764329128764962014-06-17T15:41:11.526-04:002014-06-17T15:41:11.526-04:00Thank you so much, Robyn. I feel I made the right ...Thank you so much, Robyn. I feel I made the right choice, too. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-5605309463648777292014-06-17T15:38:43.617-04:002014-06-17T15:38:43.617-04:00No, you're certainly not the first to say it. ...No, you're certainly not the first to say it. I say it, too, although there has been a time or two when I enjoyed the dream ending.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-697928342759071432014-06-17T00:07:41.326-04:002014-06-17T00:07:41.326-04:00Right call. Dream endings are usually a bad idea....Right call. Dream endings are usually a bad idea. But I'm not the first to say it.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-73285417411600608602014-06-16T13:50:01.204-04:002014-06-16T13:50:01.204-04:00My pleasure. Hope to see this one out and about.My pleasure. Hope to see this one out and about.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-89457383967129553462014-06-16T13:06:03.161-04:002014-06-16T13:06:03.161-04:00I think you made the RIGHT choice. You NEVER want ...I think you made the RIGHT choice. You NEVER want to cheat your readers (especially when that reader is you). You write so well, you don't want a dream to ruin YOUR dream. :-) *waves*Robyn Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-81284625794323166832014-06-16T12:27:54.594-04:002014-06-16T12:27:54.594-04:00You're absolutely right!You're absolutely right!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-60303430743875858022014-06-16T04:40:46.524-04:002014-06-16T04:40:46.524-04:00Dreams can be iffy in fiction as they make little ...Dreams can be iffy in fiction as they make little sense in reality and as we all know, fiction needs to make sense even when reality doesn't ;-)EEGiorgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11477791781485536775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-25456058213253996632014-06-15T17:58:44.905-04:002014-06-15T17:58:44.905-04:00Thank you for the lovely compliment, Gina! :DThank you for the lovely compliment, Gina! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-32865019036203427302014-06-15T17:58:17.151-04:002014-06-15T17:58:17.151-04:00I usually love that twist too, but in this case I ...I usually love that twist too, but in this case I felt cheated, and I wrote it! hahaChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-36577621307679569242014-06-15T15:46:07.284-04:002014-06-15T15:46:07.284-04:00I'm glad you decided to not go the dream route...I'm glad you decided to not go the dream route, Chrys. Although I did enjoy much of the descriptive language you used here.. "Sleep paralysis consumed her limbs" and "October sun." Great writing!!Gina Stonehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02184908071279598206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-86981800018048125592014-06-15T15:28:57.097-04:002014-06-15T15:28:57.097-04:00I love the twist of learning something's all a...I love the twist of learning something's all a dream at the end of a story, but I guess we've all learned that fans feel cheated when a story does that.Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-29285977298487340072014-06-15T11:13:50.235-04:002014-06-15T11:13:50.235-04:00And I hope I never do. :)And I hope I never do. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-83738356373624646872014-06-14T17:41:04.226-04:002014-06-14T17:41:04.226-04:00Yes, never disappoint your reader :-)
Anna from S...Yes, never disappoint your reader :-)<br /><br /><a href="http://emaginette.wordpress.com/blog" rel="nofollow">Anna from Shout with Emaginette</a>emaginettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324981140248692448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-82806527446518327482014-06-14T11:29:50.234-04:002014-06-14T11:29:50.234-04:00Great! I'm so happy I chose the right ending. ...Great! I'm so happy I chose the right ending. :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-19014434743805497662014-06-14T11:11:28.628-04:002014-06-14T11:11:28.628-04:00I think you made the right call too! I've hea...I think you made the right call too! I've heard this from others about endings like this and I would probably feel the same way. :)Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323788304469008867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-46720676975710938002014-06-13T17:35:06.572-04:002014-06-13T17:35:06.572-04:00The premonition is exactly what I was going for. I...The premonition is exactly what I was going for. I originally wanted my readers to think, "Oh my God! Will Beth find him? Will she prevent of all this from happening?" But after I read it through myself, I felt I had to take it out because it didn't do that for me. It disappointed me instead. And, of course, I don't want to disappoint my readers.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2250516548713532682014-06-13T17:31:25.088-04:002014-06-13T17:31:25.088-04:00That makes me feel good knowing that. Thank you so...That makes me feel good knowing that. Thank you so much, Sandra! :DChrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-81844866698591078462014-06-13T17:29:50.170-04:002014-06-13T17:29:50.170-04:00I like to hear that. I know it bothers me as a rea...I like to hear that. I know it bothers me as a reader, too.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-56465235823664932014-06-13T17:28:25.448-04:002014-06-13T17:28:25.448-04:00I bet it did! I even hate the-it-was-a-dream scena...I bet it did! I even hate the-it-was-a-dream scenario, so I can't quite figure out why I wrote it the first place.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-28979866828739957342014-06-13T17:27:04.983-04:002014-06-13T17:27:04.983-04:00It certainly is. Thanks for reading, Clee! :)It certainly is. Thanks for reading, Clee! :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-2074623621211435372014-06-13T17:26:30.640-04:002014-06-13T17:26:30.640-04:00Thank you! I don't know why, when I was writin...Thank you! I don't know why, when I was writing it, I thought it would be cool. I know well enough to avoid cliches.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9133489888936435050.post-33627094712294341772014-06-13T17:25:40.338-04:002014-06-13T17:25:40.338-04:00I agree. Thanks for reading, Susan! :)I agree. Thanks for reading, Susan! :)Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.com