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Is it harder to write a good ending for an e-book?
I finished reading a novel in e-book form last night, and I was completely surprised when I "turned the page" and discovered that the book had ended. I actually said, "Whaaaaaa?!" out loud. I just didn't see it coming. (I kept belligerently attempting to turn the page, as if doing so would make more chapters appear.)
Then I started to wonder whether it's harder for authors to write a good ending for an e-book. Without holding the physical book in my hand, I had lost track of where I was. I had no visible clues that the end was near. I wasn't getting mentally prepared for the story to end.
Certainly, you can argue that this specific author failed to properly wrap things up. (I don't name the book because if I can't give a book a great review, I just don't review it.) But I also think it might be harder to pull off a great ending if your reader doesn't have a sense that the end is coming.
What do you think? Have you ever been surprised when an e-book ended?
Then I started to wonder whether it's harder for authors to write a good ending for an e-book. Without holding the physical book in my hand, I had lost track of where I was. I had no visible clues that the end was near. I wasn't getting mentally prepared for the story to end.
Certainly, you can argue that this specific author failed to properly wrap things up. (I don't name the book because if I can't give a book a great review, I just don't review it.) But I also think it might be harder to pull off a great ending if your reader doesn't have a sense that the end is coming.
What do you think? Have you ever been surprised when an e-book ended?
Fun with Idioms: Can't Live Without It
This headline in a tweet made me laugh today:
If they're little-known apps, that means most entrepreneuers don't have them; but if entrepreneurs can't live without the apps, does that mean most entrepreneurs are dying?
Fortunately, English isn't that literal.
"Can't live without it" is an idiom; it doesn't mean exactly what it says. If you can't live without something, it usually means you love it or find it extremely useful.
People aren't dying, but somehow that headline still struck my funny bone.
Little-Known Apps That Entrepreneurs Can’t Live Without zite.to/12UBJNu
— C.C. Chapman (@cc_chapman) April 30, 2013
If they're little-known apps, that means most entrepreneuers don't have them; but if entrepreneurs can't live without the apps, does that mean most entrepreneurs are dying?
Fortunately, English isn't that literal.
"Can't live without it" is an idiom; it doesn't mean exactly what it says. If you can't live without something, it usually means you love it or find it extremely useful.
People aren't dying, but somehow that headline still struck my funny bone.
'Shined' or 'Shone'?
I'm shining light on "shine" versus "shone" today!
This is just one of a year's worth of delights from THE GRAMMAR DAILY, coming out November 14.
(Remember: Every time you preorder a book, an angel gets a taco.)
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl
This is just one of a year's worth of delights from THE GRAMMAR DAILY, coming out November 14.
(Remember: Every time you preorder a book, an angel gets a taco.)
The Grammar Daily: 365 Quick Tips for Successful Writing from Grammar Girl
GRAMMAR DAILY book giveaway
Great news! If you're in the U.S., my publisher is doing a Goodreads giveaway for THE GRAMMAR DAILY.
Enter now for a chance to win a copy!
Enter now for a chance to win a copy!
