When I started the 'Broken Empire' trilogy, I thought it was a short story, and I didn't know the beginning, middle, or end of even that.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was young and the empire was beginning to disintegrate, the idea was absolutely unbelievable, particularly to children who'd been taught that the sun never set... that's what all my books are about, the end of empire.
'Empire' was a very traumatic experience for me. It was very schizophrenic, and it wasn't what I expected it to be.
The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end.
A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.
'Pulp Fiction' blew my mind; beforehand, I'd watch films and there was a beginning, middle and an end, and that's it. There is in that film, too, but it's out of sequence.
A hard beginning maketh a good ending.
It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.
Not every story in history has a beginning, a middle and an end, but the wreck of the Titanic does. It begins when they leave, in the middle it hits an iceberg, and in the final two hours, the ship sinks.
Wherever people find themselves in trouble, or at some kind of crossroads, the series proclaims you are free to choose. That's the deepest lesson of 'Star Wars.'
The great thing about a trilogy is that it feels like you've got a beginning, a middle, and an end.