Hello Mr. Gaiman! Sending Love From Canada 🇨🇦

Hello Mr. Gaiman! Sending love from Canada 🇨🇦

I’ve recently been going through some Masterclass and have decided to try my hand at short stories again. I’m curious to know what your opinion is regarding stories that do not necessarily provide “traditional” closure for readers (if such a thing exists).

When I was younger I quite enjoyed writing short stories that were a bit horror based and did not always provide total context or closure about what happened.

Obviously I will write what gives me joy to write, but I’m curious on your opinion of this - do you still consider a story to be whatever keeps people turning pages, regardless of what shape that takes?

Thanks so much!!!

Some of my favourite stories have endings that feel absolutely right but don't give a traditional or standard sort of closure to the reader. Entertainment gives the audience what they expect, art gives them what they don't know yet that they need. Give them art.

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