How to Write Endings Readers Can't Stop Talking About

About this episode

This episode discusses how to write satisfying endings that can enhance a book's success and encourage word of mouth.

You’ve heard it said that a great beginning will sell your book, but a great ending will sell your next book. Every bestseller becomes a bestseller because word spreads from reader to reader, and what creates that good word of mouth? Satisfying endings. In this week’s episode, you’ll learn: What makes an ending satisfying (hint: it doesn’t have to be happy!)How endings must vary from genre to genreWhat advantage Christian authors have over secular authors when writing endingsListen in or read...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Umstattd Jr.

Topics covered

• writing
• endings
• bestsellers
• Christian authors
• genre differences

Keywords

• endings
• satisfying
• bestseller
• Christian authors
• genre

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