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The awesome co-hosts for the December 4 posting of the IWSG are Ronel, Deniz, Pat Garcia, Olga Godim, and Cathrina Constantine!
CLIFFHANGERS ARE NOT MY LOVERS
Cliffhangers are not my lovers and not my friends. My biggest problem is they leave my emotional system in suspense, and I can only hold the tension for so long. Therefore, I compare cliffhangers to putting Christmas gifts under my tree days before I open them and expecting me to wait. By Christmas Eve, I have opened at least two or three presents because I can't hold the tension of not knowing what is in the boxes. My friends now know not to give me anything before Christmas to put under my tree because I won't wait. I never do.
Enjoy the Advent season and have a blessed Merry Christmas.
Shalom shalom,
Pat Garcia
Ah but what about those gifts that give you half then say you’ll get the rest next year? Now, those are the cliffhangers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting today - and all the other days. Have a good winter season and see you next year (ho-ho)
Jemima
I am not a cliffhanger fan either. Thank you for co-hosting this month and wishing you holiday joy.
ReplyDeleteYou're as bad as a little kid!
ReplyDeleteThanks for co-hosting today.
I like that comparison to Christmas gifts left unopened. Ack, the suspense!
ReplyDeletePS thanks for co-hosting today, Pat! Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI'm such a dork. I misunderstood and instead thought cliffhangers, as in the end of a scene. You know, that trick to make up turn the page. Duh. Thanks for co-hosting, Pat. Thanks for being kind and compassionate. I hope your new year is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to find one of us who actually likes cliffhangers. Nice to visit, Pat.
ReplyDeleteI always loved the suspense of waiting till Christmas to open presents. I'd watch them appear under the tree, lift and shake them when my parents weren't looking, and imagine what wonderful treasures they held. But there was a clear end date to the suspense, so it was fine. A cliffhanger at the end of a novel rarely has a clear end date, and even if it does, it's months or years in the future. That's too long. The suspense wanes, and by the time the next book comes out, I've forgotten about the cliffhanger.
ReplyDelete"My biggest problem is they leave my emotional system in suspense, and I can only hold the tension for so long."
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to describe it!
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