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How To Write A Happy Ending That Doesn’t Fall Flat (A Checklist)
"...And suddenly, everything works out and everyone lives happily ever after. The End." You’ve undoubtedly experienced the unhappiness of a quickly resolved, artificial happy ending. When writing a book or story, don't let your eagerness to please your audience...
Writing Insight from John Irving: Start At The Finish Line
John Irving, author of Cider House Rules and A Prayer For Owen Meany, says in this interview: "The research is the easy part. Anybody can do research. The plotting of the novel, writing the ending before you write anything else, which I always do—I don't know that...
9 Key Elements Of Great Endings For Books And Stories
After a reader finishes a book or a short story, it’s often the ending that resonates most strongly. In some ways, the whole book is about its ending: Everything leads up to the ending, and once it’s over, everything points back to it. But great endings are hard to do...
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