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[zenelly]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, how would you end a really long story about an empath and the person that the empath loves that involves several bad days, a few breakdowns, some non-con and dub-con, a couple of very worried friends, kissing, intimacy issues, and a really bad thing that I just now decided to not mention because I think it'll have more impact if I don't say anything?

I DON'T KNOW.

(augh, can you tell that I'm having trouble with TTB?)

HELP.

No, seriously, just type out really nonsensical ideas, ignore the specifics. Just give me something. Anything. I work best when people give me ideas, and then I spin them off into things that aren't even related, because it made me think.

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Since that completely missed the mark...

[xtorchlightx.livejournal.com]

Okay- my last comment made no sense so let's try again.
Take a small detail from the beginning of the story; something no one would pay attention to. Then, think up all the possibilities that could result from said detail. From there expand on that detail with other hints throughout the story, hints that solidify many different possibilities. Eliminate other outcomes by cross-referencing other ideas, character actions, plot direction, personalities, social probability, and speed of the dialog so you're left with two or three possible outcomes. Then choose your favorite one. Ta-dah! You have an ending!

Re: Since that completely missed the mark...

[onemoreparadise.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with this.

I think that hat torchlight said works best when the ending is one of those "twist" endings. You have this idea at the beginning that the people should have been paying attention to, but probably weren't and all of a sudden the big twist reintroduces that idea. The only example I can think of is the first SAW movie that demonstrates that.

Speaking of SAW, you could always mess with peoples perception of things. I don't know if you've ever seen that movie or not but I'm going to toss in a little spoiler to make my point (it also kind of goes along with what torchlight said too).

At the beginning of the movie there's this supposably dead guy laying on the floor with two people trapped in a room with the body. The entire movie most people disregarded the body and because it didn't move, seem to breath and had a massive wound to the head, and assumed it to be dead. At the end of the movie the supposably dead body stands up and is revealed to be the man who trapped them there.I remember experiencing the biggest mind fuck ever when I didn't even think there was a possibility the body wasn't dead.

Since empaths are technically dabbling into the supernatural I think mindfuck endings are always fun... especially seeing as Zexion is a "mindfucker". That's what I call his power. That and I just watched case 39 and it reminded me of Zexion.... I 'll shut up now. I probably didn't help at all :|

Re: Since that completely missed the mark...

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I would make a mind-fuck ending.... I'm not too good at it, since I'm straightforward(ish). I'll try and think of something to do....

Re: Since that completely missed the mark...

[zenelly.livejournal.com]

Eh, it made sense, I'm just sorta trying to figure things out.

See, that detail thing? That's how I got the idea for the reincarnation for Mnemonic.

What I do will probably end up being the "pull a detail out of your ass and run with it".... I guess I just wanted to have a bit more a definite? I'll think about it. *is a little frazzled right now*