Note to all authors - established, aspiring, self-published, gonna-be-the-next-Stephanie-Meyer, whatever. As a reader, I do not do well with cliffhangers, previews, to-be-continued, teasers, and the-next-chapters-are-in-the-next book type endings.
As a reader, I expect a complete story. Yes, it may be part of a series. Yes, the protagonist(s) may carry over into the next book. Yes, the story may be just part of "the bigger story". But I expect closure of the immediate plotline, with more, if not all of the loose ends tied up.
It's like watching a series like CSI, Bones, or Cold Case on TV. There may be a season-long personal-interest story involving the show's characters running in the background. But you still get a complete story every week.
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