tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post543146218043999676..comments2024-03-13T09:09:34.155-06:00Comments on writer Rod Miller: Lies They Tell Writers, Part 26: Strive for Clarity and Closurewriter Rod Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-53280214287035435822016-04-17T19:37:50.105-06:002016-04-17T19:37:50.105-06:00Keep saying no! I capitulated, pressured by an age...Keep saying no! I capitulated, pressured by an agent and editor. Do you like how much you get done now? That could disappear. Most users of social media agree that the sites are time sinks. Occasionally, you come across something useful, and the jokes are fun. But there is despair, too, when you realize you have just wasted an hour or more. Patti Sherlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684279921612439183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-64473885893458844822016-04-10T12:29:45.342-06:002016-04-10T12:29:45.342-06:00Thanks, Edward. Your comment is appreciated. Thanks, Edward. Your comment is appreciated. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-3958309143561878842016-04-10T08:21:12.700-06:002016-04-10T08:21:12.700-06:00Before I read the comment and your reply, my main ...Before I read the comment and your reply, my main thought was to point out that a writer like you, disciplined and committed to a high standard, can handle and use ambiguity. That is a whole lot different from ambiguity that is the product of lazy writing -- but then, as usual, you said it yourself. <br />EdwardAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367651674297537509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-85386033986751075182016-04-09T09:06:49.861-06:002016-04-09T09:06:49.861-06:00You're absolutely right, Paul. I, too, have re...You're absolutely right, Paul. I, too, have read books and stories that stop rather than end. As you say, that's not the way to do it. That's just lazy. writer Rod Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466823137099536809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8970679145299626478.post-6742913465870575752016-04-09T08:28:58.485-06:002016-04-09T08:28:58.485-06:00Good points well made Rod. The foundation for ambi...Good points well made Rod. The foundation for ambiguity in literature is done with a purpose. That is not always the case. I recall a book that ended without closure. The book, written by a Wister winner I might add, built to the promise of a stormy conclusion and abruptly stopped mid-tension. It was as though the author hit his word count and quit. If he had a purpose in doing that, I missed it completely. As a reader I felt cheated. Never read another thing by that author. Ambiguity can be useful, but it best be done with a purpose. Paulhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Paul-Colt/210830228942018noreply@blogger.com