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b'Delia Sherman\\xa0joined us aboard the Independence of the Seas for our\\xa0question-and-answer installment on endings. The questions came from the attendees at the Writing Excuses Workshop, which was,\\xa0lest anyone forget, on a cruise ship in the Caribbean.\\xa0\\xa0The questions:
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\\n\\t* Why do more short stories than novels end on tragic notes?
\\n\\t* How do you keep an ending from being predictable or boring?
\\n\\t* How do you write a stand-alone ending with sequel potential?
\\n\\t* What are the best ways to avoid infodump endings?
\\n\\t* Are there differences between writing the first novel in a series and other novels in the series?
\\n\\t* How do you know which questions to leave unanswered?
\\n\\t* What sort of attention do you give to your last lines?
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