by Josiah DeGraaf | Dec 30, 2017 | Video
The climax is the last big scene your reader will experience before finishing your novel. Which is why it’s imperative to make it as terrible as possible. After all, if they like the climax, they start badgering you to write more novels. And no writer...
by Daeus | Dec 29, 2017 | Articles, Plot, Theme
Are you ready to type “The End”?For many writers, endings are intimidating, because they value a good ending and don't want to botch it. However, this mindset doesn't make endings any easier to write.Endings are one of my favorite topics, and below I'm...
by kingdompen | Dec 27, 2017 | Poetry
By S. F. Dekreel My brain is wrecked, my heart is hollow Dwelling on the idols I’ve been trying to follow I listen to them quarrel and fight in my head Hungry and greedy for a place on my throne In theory, Christ’s throne But it’s become mine I...
by Sierra | Dec 22, 2017 | Articles, Plot
"The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book." This simple yet helpful saying encapsulates the most significant characteristic of endings: they determine the final state you leave readers in. What state do you want that to be? If it's a...
by Cindy | Dec 20, 2017 | Poetry
I keep my endings scattered in ink-stained places, in hardcover houses and paper walls— wherever my hands and heart can reach. With the smudge of every conclusion, I can stand a little taller and reach a little further into the little black gardens that string...
