by Jill Williamson | Dec 16, 2020 | Denouement, First Drafts, Story Endings, The Craft of Writing, Writing, Writing a Series
Ending your novel can be tricky. Sometimes you know the ending before you even start writing. Other times the ending might come to you naturally as you’re writing the book. Then there are the times when you have no idea when or how to end your story. Here at Go Teen...
by Stephanie Morrill | Apr 27, 2020 | Beginning Writer's Guide To Finishing A Novel, Climax, Denouement, Story Endings
Today is my last post about the drafting process, though not the last post in this series! Next week, there will be a writing contest, but it will only stay open through Monday night. I wanted to let you know now so that you’ll remember to check the blog next...
by Shannon Dittemore | Dec 14, 2018 | Denouement, Grow An Author, Story Endings
It seems only fitting that as we near the end of the year, we’ve reached the last few posts in our #GrowAnAuthor series. It’s almost like we planned it that way! Today, we’re going to finish our talk on story endings. Story endings are made up of two main components....
by Jill Williamson | Dec 5, 2018 | Denouement, Plot, Story Endings, Story Structure
Since I talked about the “Break into three” concept last time, what would fit perfectly here is a post on Blake Snyder’s Five-Step Finale. I wrote a post on that subject back in April, however, when I was plotting out my book Onyx Eyes, so I decided...