Great discussion on how to end a book. Feedback from authors and readers welcomed.
In the past days , I’ve talked about book openings and middles in my posts. This post talks about the other end of your book, the ending. It will briefly discuss the types of endings and the importance of choosing the right one for your book.
Leaving the reader hanging – is it a good idea?
Many sources will tell you not to end your book with a cliffhanger. The reader needs some satisfaction or a happy ending to complete their reading experience. In my opinion, the answer to this is not quite that simple.
As someone who has written a series, I strive to make each book capable of being read as a standalone story. There is, however, a backstory arc for my main character that continues from book to book. What I like to do is resolve the current story within the book but provide a lead in…
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I do not support this president or any president declaring a state of national emergency or setting that precedent over a political debate. This can lead to martial law and a suspension of – though they’re increasingly few – Constitutional rights.
As writers, we are called on to be courageous in many ways. We must overcome our fears of putting our stories out into the world and whether the world will accept them. To overcome that, we make a personal contract with ourselves to write for ourselves whether anyone else cares or not.
Author Ray Davis - In Search of the Truth 