There are happy endings where things turn out great. Then sad ones that are, well, sad. And also cliffhanger endings that leave you hanging.
The types are: conclusive endings that wrap things up, twist endings for a surprise, and ambiguous endings that are open to interpretation.
Sure. Some types are adventure, mystery, and romance.
Some types are supernatural horror, real - life - inspired horror, and horror involving some sort of malevolent force.
Sure. There are supernatural horror, psychological horror, slasher horror, gothic horror, body horror, survival horror, monster - based horror, apocalyptic horror and haunted - object horror.
Sure. There are detective short stories, where a detective solves a case. Also, historical short stories set in a particular past era. And comical short stories that are meant to make you laugh.
Sure. There are space - themed ones, time - travel, cyberpunk, and post - apocalyptic types.
There are a few main types. The conclusive ending gives a full stop to the story. All questions are answered. The cliffhanger is exciting as it leaves the story mid - action. And the bittersweet ending is a mix of good and bad. For instance, a character might win a competition but lose a friend in the process.
There's the foreshadowed ending. This is when the ending has been hinted at throughout the story. For example, if there are repeated mentions of a character's fear of heights and at the end, they fall from a great height. The symbolic ending is also in the list. In this, the ending is full of symbols. For instance, a story about a person's journey through life might end with the character standing on a mountaintop, which could symbolize their achievement of a higher state of being. And the unexpected - but - logical ending, where the end is unexpected at first but when you think about it, it makes sense within the context of the story. For example, the character who everyone thought was the weakest in a group ends up being the one to save the day because of their unique skill that was overlooked.
Sure. There are detective, police procedural, noir, cozy mystery, legal thriller, historical crime fiction, thriller, and spy novel types.
The main types of genre in fiction are action, which has a lot of exciting and fast - paced events; detective, which is all about solving mysteries; and young adult, which targets teenage readers with stories relevant to their age group.
Sure. There are novels, short stories, and novellas in literary fiction.