John
John asked Marcy Dermansky:

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Marcy Dermansky I am so glad you like my open endings. I know there are some readers who can find this infuriating. What I love about them, I think, is the possibility. WIth so many of my novels, I have a very clear idea of what happens next but I cut away. Here's a spoiler. In my first novel, Twins, Chloe makes the basket.

Lets say I told the reader she made the basket. Maybe it's satisfying, or maybe it's flat. I don't want that flatness. It's like never ending the story. It's also a way to create a happy and sad ending at the same time.

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