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SDS wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:23 pm I get the annoyance, you read a story you think it's going to be your perfect cup of tea... and instead the author goes another direction or has a quirky unsatisfying ending in your opinion.

However! You got to remember that we all write for ourselves 'mostly', this is not a job and although the readers are our audience they are not actually our customers. Many stories I have ended up adapting or writing somthing similar becuase I loved the idea but not the final outcome or direction the author decides on. Only stories you write yourself will happen exacly like you want.

However ultimately it is the authors choice and we should be happy for them. Even if it's not exacly what each of us might want it's much better than an empty storyboard or bland AI slop stories with are paint by numbers tropes.

With Love SDS

NudeBaG wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 9:34 pm

SDS wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 8:23 pm I get the annoyance, you read a story you think it's going to be your perfect cup of tea... and instead the author goes another direction or has a quirky unsatisfying ending in your opinion.

However! You got to remember that we all write for ourselves 'mostly', this is not a job and although the readers are our audience they are not actually our customers. Many stories I have ended up adapting or writing somthing similar becuase I loved the idea but not the final outcome or direction the author decides on. Only stories you write yourself will happen exacly like you want.

However ultimately it is the authors choice and we should be happy for them. Even if it's not exacly what each of us might want it's much better than an empty storyboard or bland AI slop stories with are paint by numbers tropes.

With Love SDS

Absolutely see your point
And I did point out that writing for oneself is fine.
But a lot of times, we also see ‘what do you think should happen next?’
In that instance, you’re kind of leaning on the audience

Executionus wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 3:34 am The modern obsession with subverting expectations famously destroyed the last two seasons of Game of Thrones and has been a general problem among actual professional writers for many years now. It's going to show up here from time to time as writers chicken out of an ending or event because a comment predicted it ahead of time and things like that. From my point of view, a well-written story SHOULD lend itself to events and moments being predicted because that displays that the characters and settings involved are well-defined enough for the plot to flow naturally and not require forcing. Forced illogical plot swerves are the worst, so don't be a Vince Russo by becoming synonymous with the trope.

NudeBaG wrote: Sat Apr 11, 2026 9:34 pm ....
But a lot of times, we also see ‘what do you think should happen next?’
....

Executionus wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 3:34 am The modern obsession with subverting expectations famously destroyed the last two seasons of Game of Thrones and has been a general problem among actual professional writers for many years now. It's going to show up here from time to time as writers chicken out of an ending or event because a comment predicted it ahead of time and things like that. From my point of view, a well-written story SHOULD lend itself to events and moments being predicted because that displays that the characters and settings involved are well-defined enough for the plot to flow naturally and not require forcing. Forced illogical plot swerves are the worst, so don't be a Vince Russo by becoming synonymous with the trope.

Executionus wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2026 3:34 am From my point of view, a well-written story SHOULD lend itself to events and moments being predicted because that displays that the characters and settings involved are well-defined enough for the plot to flow naturally and not require forcing.