Writing Excuses 6.20: Endings

Published: Oct. 17, 2011, 1:11 a.m.

Lou Anders joins Dan, Howard, and Mary for a discussion of endings. We begin by talking about how important it is to "stick your landing" at the end of the book, and then recap the Hollywood Formula to point out how endings work there. We get examples from Mary's upcoming novel Glamour in Glass, Dan's upcoming novel Partials, Howard's work-in-progress short story, and Lou Anders' award-worthy, dot-matrix printer.
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\nAudiobook Pick-of-the-Week: Blood of Ambrose, by James Enge, narrated by Jay Snyder
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\nWriting Prompt: Using the first fifteen minutes of your least favorite recent movie as a starting point, write a story with a powerful ending.
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