You are NOT hallucinating. I'm three for three. 😁
Let's talk "Stranger Things"...NO spoilers.
Finally got around to watching the finale yesterday. Had therapy earlier in the day and wondered if I was actually emotionally equipped to handle whatever the Duffer Brothers decided to throw at me.
I was not.
Cried the last 45 minutes of the over 2 hour finale.
Takeaways for writers:
1. Not everyone will like the ending you create. Write it how you want it, anyway.
2. Make your readers laugh, cry, and curse you AND the characters.
3. Leave them wanting more.
4. A brilliant premise deserves a brilliant ending. Sew it all up with love and care.
5. Character arcs are fucking everything.
6. Epilogue.
I love epilogues. One reason is that I'm that ADHD chick who likes to use the parenthesis and ellipses to continue my thoughts and deepen explanations. An epilogue, for me, is the bow on top. The extra ribbon and flair over the present that's not needed, necessarily, but damn, if it doesn't make it sparkle.
I want to know what happened to the characters. I NEED to know. Sure, I could use my over-the-top imagination, but I want to know what the creators envision. Give me your ENTIRE soul. I accept no less.
Because characters live within the authors for a lifetime. We've birthed them. Nurtured them. Guided them. They are as much a part of us as our DNA. We've envisioned them in the past, present, and future. And readers, or viewers, deserve all of it. 💖
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