Don’t Ruin Your Book in the Last Chapter

About this episode

Drake and Marie discuss various aspects of creative writing, focusing on techniques to avoid ruining a book in its final chapter.

Join Drake and Marie as they explore another aspect of creative writing. We go over everything from showing, to telling, to worldview and more! Writer's room (50% off for lifetime membership): https://writersroom.mn.co/plans/338439?bundle_token=196fd3965307a65eee0d1bf2bc6fa5a6&utm_source=manual Membership for Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvBH0EkwuHsQ9ryHHQNi2Q/join Give us feedback at releasingyourinnerdragon(at)gmail(dot)com Discord: https://discord.gg/vMrmBsF5fh ReleasingYourInnerDragon@gmail.com Drake's Contact Details: Starving Writer Studio: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/ Drake-U: https://class.drakeu.com/ - Use RYID25 for 25% off! Writer's Room: https://writersroom.mn.co/ Scavenger hunt: https://www.starvingwriterstudio.com/scavenger-hunt Marie's contact details: Books: https://mariemullany.com/books Just In Time Worlds: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustInTimeWorlds?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Marie Mullany, Maxwell Alexander Drake

Topics covered

• creative writing
• showing vs telling
• worldview
• writing techniques
• book endings

Keywords

• creative writing
• book writing
• writing tips
• storytelling
• ending a book

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Writer's Room, Just In Time Worlds, Starving Writer Studio, Discord, YouTube, megaphone.fm

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