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What makes an ending dark? And what is the difference between a dark and a negative ending? How do you craft it so that your readers find it satisfying? We explore how some genres rely more heavily on dark endings, and what the difference is between a dark twist and a truly dark ending.
What we talked about:
Have we written dark endings ourselves? Why not? (0:27)
What about when a dark ending is part of a series? (4:17)
What is a negative ending versus a Dark Ending? (5:38)
How does genre expectation fit into this conversation? (8:25)
What is the difference between a dark twist and a dark ending? (11:00)
Does a dark ending rely more heavily than theme? (13:35)
Why do we not get angry when we hit a dark ending? (16:22)
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Things we mentioned:
Sanditon
Avengers: Infinity War
Ethan Frome by Edith Warton
Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
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