quote:Just one other question please, we have often discussed on the board which is our favourite epilogue in your books. Mine is the one in AH, I daresay you have been asked this many times before, but do you have a favourite?
With the stipulation that I'm going purely from memory, my favorite historical epilogue would be ALMOST HEAVEN's with SOMETHING WONDERFUL in a near tie.
For contemporaries, it would be PARADISE.
Once I started writing epilogues, beginning with SW, I assumed I would always want to have one. However, I chose not to write one for STWOM. Instead, I concluded the book with three brief chapters that are more fun, and more meaningful in this case, than a short epilogue. Once I wrote those chapters, an epilogue would have been anti-climatic and unnecessary. I may switch to this method for the future or I may switch back to epilogues--whichever seems to fit the book itself.
quote:Instead, I concluded the book with three brief chapters that are more fun, and more meaningful in this case, than a short epilogue.
Three chapters that are more fun? It sounds similar along the lines of Perfect, where Zack comes to Keaton and has fun with Julie outside of his "movie star" life by going to the carnival and umpiring a softball game. I just adored that section of Perfect. It's rare to find a book where there is a section after hero/heroine reconciliation at the end, or after the last conflict.
Karen
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Having an epilogue or chapters tying up a story's loose ends is my favorite part. Or at least the next best thing to having them show up in another book. I just love when the author checks up with characters a few years later and we see how many kids, what they're doing, etc.
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Wow, this so interesting. But I love the idea of doing what's right for the book. So basically all options are open -- but it's a no lose situation. Whether it's an epilogue or additional chapters.
And Karen I was thinking the same thing with regard to those chapters in Perfect! It was so wonderful to see them interact and get a glimpse into their lives once they overcame their obstacles. I really enjoyed that part of the book as well.
Di
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