Noelle
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Marcy Dermansky:
I absolutely loved Very Nice! I have since read your 3 previous books and noticed all have open endings. Just curious as to why you prefer that type of ending? (which I find refreshing)
Marcy Dermansky
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(view spoiler)[Thank you! I am so glad you loved Very Nice and it is also very true about open endings. I do love them. I know that sometimes this can also frustrate some of my readers and I am glad that you find this refreshing.
When I was in graduate school, I once wrote a short story that ended with a dog running into the street and getting hit by a car. The dog dies. My writing teacher, the wonder Mary Robison, suggested that I delete the paragraph. This way, the dog runs into the street --- and that's it. It's pretty clear that the dog will die but I also leave the possibility that this won't happen.
I like to end a book with a tone, a feeling. I have gone to book clubs where I will tell the readers what I think will happen to Rachel and if the parents back together (they won't) and how will Zahid be okay when he doesn't have a a computer or a wallet and his clothes. (He will do great and publish his novel). I think that it is all in there, implied. (hide spoiler)]
When I was in graduate school, I once wrote a short story that ended with a dog running into the street and getting hit by a car. The dog dies. My writing teacher, the wonder Mary Robison, suggested that I delete the paragraph. This way, the dog runs into the street --- and that's it. It's pretty clear that the dog will die but I also leave the possibility that this won't happen.
I like to end a book with a tone, a feeling. I have gone to book clubs where I will tell the readers what I think will happen to Rachel and if the parents back together (they won't) and how will Zahid be okay when he doesn't have a a computer or a wallet and his clothes. (He will do great and publish his novel). I think that it is all in there, implied. (hide spoiler)]
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John
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Marcy Dermansky:
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Marcy, responding I guess to another post I'd seen here, I absolutely love your open endings...you set them up so well following how detailed your narratives are...do they take a lot of time to pull together or are they quickly inspired? They're so full of possibility and hopefulness in the way that I experience them. Thank you again.
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