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Dear Friends,
Since I write stories myself I decided to share with you somethings which normally goes on in my mind as a creator, at times how the readers manipulate me and how I manipulate them too to read my stories....yes it is a give and take relationship, and somehow I think the serial makers of hindi GEC instead of making use of the relationship they become opponents and the match starts, of course there is some fun but no fun if there is no give & take relationship.....
1) Keep them guessing : When I started writing say about 4 years ago, I wrote the story the way I concieved it but always tried end each chapter I posted on a cliffhanger, meri buri adaat is still there, I know many of my readers often grumble and crib but I hardly give in as they have to wait for the next part till the next day...you can say like the serial makers I also like a bit of torturing of my readers...😛
2) The ending : Normally when I start developing an idea, the first thing which comes to my mind is how to end it...if I do not see the ending, it becomes very difficult for me to write as ending is the goal I strive for, a target to be achieved, yes as the story develops and as I start posting, I do take some twist and turns according to the demands of the readers but then I seldom change the ending of what I had concieved...you can say that no matter what my stories will have a definitive ending unlike the serials....I feel all stories have a life...it should be told as long as it is interesting...I hate to butcher the characters I have created, I would die thousand deaths to see it even....
3) Trwist & Turns : I agree there is certain fun in seeing the readers wanting certain things and you are not giving it easily but then there is no fun to make the reader or viewers unhappy after all I am writing the story for them, if I cannot give them a better twist, it is best I give them what they want...
4) Playing to the gallery - Initially when I started writing I only wrote the way I wanted, I was too afraid to write on a particular character even if I could see it becoming popular but now I do write a few more chapters just to play to the gallery, it is important to keep your readers happy as I want them to read my stories...but then it does not mean I will not strive towards the ending I had conceived....
With communication becoming very interactive where we are being able to get instant feedbacks, it is very interesting to read the comments and evaluate ourselves...I know it is fun to keep the viewers guessing but as viewers are we getting what we want to see? I know it is not always possible to satisfy each and everyone because each viewer as his or her own views about certain character or scene but then at the end of the day am I satisfied with what I have done?
Lets take LTL, the show had a good run for a year, the other show which I saw was Kasam Se...it went down after 6 months and it was amazing to see LTL holding itself high for more or less a year, which is good, though given it to me I would have written the Damodar track and the FR track in a different manner,nevertheless with the revelation of Kala as Dutta's biggest enemy and her punishment I think the story would have got a perfect ending... it does not take too much of labour to copy and become run of the mill, masterpieces is what takes your creativity and labour, created with love, you feel real high when it is appreciated all around. ...Your thoughts friends, love Tin
Anupamaa
