Cliffhangers

82 9 1
                                        

First of all, my apologies but this book is coming to an end pretty soon. I've covered so much.

And on to the chapter.

A cliffhanger is not a sense of suspense for the character, but for the audience.

I just started reading a story that looked good. Never judge a book by it's cover. 150 word first chapter that ends with the main character going down for breakfast. In the A/N, the writer wrote "Ooh cliffhanger."

That's not a cliffhanger. Frankly, I don't give a shit about your protagonist because if a "cliffhanger" is what she's having for breakfast, she must have an incredibly boring life.

A cliffhanger would've been something more along these lines:

"MAT!" Luke yelled, swinging himself over the side of the boat, reaching out for my hands.

My pitiful whimper of a response was muffled by the roaring engine of the vessel I was hanging onto for dear life.

I could hear the other boat behind me, the large motor approaching, slowly, steadily. Well not at all but if you cancel out our speed.

I knew exactly what I had to do and I wasn't looking forward to it. The moment I felt the bow of our follower, I let go.

-

There's a cliffhanger. A crappy one? Yes. But still a cliffhanger.

How to write a terrible fanfiction!Where stories live. Discover now