I feel like I've lost two months. I was sick much of November with something the doctor called a "long cold." I was approaching the 4-week mark when everything blew up. After a really bad case of aspiration pneumonia and surgery to fix it, I'm slowly healing, though I'm still on oxygen. But I'm alive.
And I'm putting everything on hold. I wish everyone a great 2025.
Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
Optional Question - Do you write cliffhangers at the end of your stories? Are they a turn-off to you as a writer and/or a reader?
My answer is simple. Absolutely NOT! I loathe cliffhangers. If I find out a book ends on a cliffhanger, I will stop reading until the series is complete. IF I ever come back to it.
This year I stopped reading one of my favorite authors because she did a cliffhanger with no warning. It was the THIRTEENTH book in the series and NONE of them had ended in a cliffhanger. I don't trust her anymore, and I will never read another book written by her.
So, year. I feel strongly about this.
But I know many people love them? Do you?
