Sigh. Just finished another new show, had a great time… and then it ended on a cliffhanger.
No offical word yet on a season 2.
This crap needs to stop.
#cliffhangers
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Het 35ste seizoen van 'Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden' sloot donderdagavond traditiegetrouw af met een zinderende zomercliffhanger, en uiteraard speelde ook dit keer de familie Sanders een belangrijke rol. En dat is niet voor het eerst: RTL Boulevard heeft tien cliffhangers...
https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/entertainment/artikel/5516637/familie-sanders-gtst-cliffhanger
RTL Boulevard · Dit zijn de meest legendarische GTST-cliffhangers van de familie SandersHet 35ste seizoen van 'Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden' sloot donderdagavond traditiegetrouw af met een zinderende zomercliffhanger, en uiteraard speelde ook dit keer de familie Sanders een belangrijke rol. En dat is niet voor het eerst: RTL Boulevard heeft tien cliffhangers op een rijtje gezet waarbij de bekendste soapfamilie van Nederland een sleutelrol speelde.
Mastering the Cliffhanger
More than just a plot device, cliffhangers are a strategic storytelling tool that can turn casual readers into devoted fans. Whether used at the end of a chapter or in the final lines of a book, a well-placed cliffhanger fuels momentum, builds anticipation, and drives series read-through. When used…
https://www.hiddengemsbooks.com/mastering-the-cliffhanger/
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HiddenGemsBooks · Mastering the Cliffhanger - Hidden Gems Book BlogIf you're aiming to deepen engagement and make your work truly unputdownable, mastering the art of the cliffhanger is essential.
Writing Cliffhangers or Not… #IWSG
Question: Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader?
Let's talk about cliffhangers, or rather what is meant by them. To me there are two different type of cliffhangers that end books. There are books that feel like the author lost the last half of the story because it c
https://kitauthor.com/writing-cliffhangers-or-not-iwsg/
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The origin of “cliffhanger” and moments of excellence in Thomas Hardy’s novels. #111Words #KathrynSchulz #TheNewYorker #Suspense #Cliffhangers #ThomasHardy #APairOfBlueEyes #Novels #Fiction #Literature https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-origin-of-cliffhanger-and-moments.html
andrewjshields.blogspot.comThe origin of “cliffhanger” and moments of excellence in Thomas Hardy’s novelsIn " The Secrets of Suspense " (The New Yorker, 27 May 2024), Kathryn Schulz mentions the origin of the word "cliffhanger" in Thomas Hardy's...
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#HotTake: #cliffhangers are bad #writing. The end of a chapter/episode should be a good point to set it down, not some unresolved point that leaves you desperate for closure, and especially not the middle of a scene. Doubly so for the end of a book/season.
This is especially true if you're writing the season finale of a show that may be delayed by a writer's strike or canceled indefinitely because the executives got bored with it. (I'm looking at you #StarTrek)
Do you remember those Saturday morning serials that always ended in a cliffhanger? Even though the cliffhanger was not employed in this serial, What Happened to Mary is widely regarded as the first of the genre. Released in 1912, the serial starred Mary Fuller and ran for twelve episodes.
Couple of pickups from my NFLGS' used section during their Boxing Week sale.
