WRAPPING UP YOUR STORY

Author John Green likes to collect famous last words. The last things we speak can say a lot about us, or they can be vague and anti-climactic. That’s because real life isn’t as tidy as a story. In a story, the last lines usually do say a lot (even if only symbolically) about the story.

For the last word on this topic and an ending checklist, listen to the full episode.

 

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