Brian MacLearn's Blog - Posts Tagged "change"

I have heard back from my advanced readers--and I listened. They wanted a more concise and happier ending. The whole story continued to crescendo until the very end. I wanted to leave that feeling in place and only write a short summation of what happened next. It was realistic and gave some hope to a brighter future. However, the readers felt it needed to be more positive, and they asked some great questions about unanswered issues in the story. I added a couple of short chapters to tie up the loose ends, and eased into the ending, even changing my initial direction. Now they are happy…me too! Thank you for your help!