Writer Unleashed

#21: How to Craft Your Ideal Story Ending


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How do we craft an ending that lands with the reader? How do we avoid what author David Jauss calls "the literary equivalent of a faked orgasm?"

On today's episode of Writer Unleashed, we'll explore 5 ways to avoid an ending that's too tidy, predictable, or lame. 

We'll talk about:

  • Interesting character change over time
  • Why  a change in your reader is more important than character change
  • The relationship between your story's beginning and ending
  • Why the strongest endings are not invented but discovered

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