![]() ![]() Those things are dangling threads left for future works rather than loose ends. ![]() And, crucially, the lack of resolution there doesn’t impact the MCs’ happy ending at all. However, I did so with a big neon signpost indicating FUTURE MYSTERY-INVESTIGATION HERE, giving the reader the clear nod that it isn’t forgotten about. I left a whacking great unsolved mystery at the end of Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen because it’s a plot driver for the second book of the duology. In a romance series, a major secondary character’s problems may well just have to fester through two or three novels until it’s their turn to be the MC. Just to get it out of the way: Sometimes we leave things unresolved on purpose. ![]() How do you approach tying up loose ends at the end of a book? This one is from Lis Paice, who always brings the good questions. I just finished a book (writing one, not reading one, that would be less impressive) and while on the scrounge for anything to do except start my new one, I asked for blog post ideas. ![]()
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