I think it's that she had a specific story arc planned.
Each book does seem to have basically ended with a specific development that has moved the story to its natural conclusion.
I'm 17. Looking at linoleum makes me want to have sex.
Xander ,'First Date'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Feb 07, 2012 10:17:02 am PST #17745 of 28261
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Amy - Feb 07, 2012 10:18:29 am PST #17746 of 28261
Because books.
I don't think many authors aside from those writing mysteries ever set out to continue one series indefinitely.
Polter-Cow - Feb 07, 2012 10:23:01 am PST #17747 of 28261
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, even Seanan has an endgame for the Toby Daye series. The end may be in, like, book 11, but that's still an end!
DavidS - Feb 07, 2012 10:33:50 am PST #17748 of 28261
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Each book does seem to have basically ended with a specific development that has moved the story to its natural conclusion.
What a crazy idea! Tell the story until it's over instead of milking it for thinner and thinner returns.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2012 5:16:14 am PST #17749 of 28261
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, like Steven Brust seems to have carved out 19 spots for his main series. I hope he stays in good health. 6 more to go.
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2012 1:32:14 pm PST #17750 of 28261
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Polgara - Feb 08, 2012 1:38:16 pm PST #17751 of 28261
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
As if dentists weren't scary enough!
§ ita § - Feb 08, 2012 1:50:24 pm PST #17752 of 28261
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's making me confused about tampons, it is.
Fred Pete - Feb 09, 2012 4:47:03 am PST #17753 of 28261
Ann, that's a ferret.
Becuase of my neck surgery last year, I'm supposed to pre-medicate with antibiotics before visiting the dentist until 2 years after the surgery. Because the dentist's hands have all sorts of germs on them, and the hands spend a lot of time in the mouth, and so on....
Closer to topic, I'm re-reading Barker's Imajica right now. I shudder to think about his possible dreams while he was out.
§ ita § - Feb 09, 2012 6:27:29 am PST #17754 of 28261
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.