 Drama: June 14, 2006 Issue [#1099] |
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“The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.”
Mary Catherine Bateson
"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”
Orson Wells
“The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious origins and our numinous destinies, and dissolve them both into one.”
Ben Okri
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My last edition was on grabbing your reader's attention at the beginning of your story. This edition I am going to focus on endings. (I may cover the in between in the future! )
When writing a story one must try to balance the introduction, the body, the climax, and the conclusion of the story. One way to do this is to know how you want to the end your story before you start it. Know if you are going to end your story on a happy note or a tragic note.
An ending must deliver on the promise inherent in the rest of the story. Make sure your ending is as emotionally wrenching as the rest of your story. Think about what forces you've set in conflict throughout the story and have an ending that will bring those forces into a plausible, satisfying climax.
Your closure should-give the reader enough information about the fate of the characters for them to feel the story is really over. Make sure all your loose ends are tied up.
While researching this on line I found some tips from author, James Richard.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/12/06/short_story_writ...
A few of those tips:
~Be sure what you want to say before you begin. This means being certain of your ending – it isn’t necessary to know how a story ends, but it is important to know at what point it ends. All works of art require a frame.
~Being certain of your ending doesn’t rule out a conclusion to a story that’s ambivalent – as long as you know you’re heading toward that and not putting in an ambivalent ending simply because you can’t think of an ending.
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Keep writing, Tammy
Cookie ~ contemplatingareturn
I've recently jumped into story writing, with a background in poetry I know very little about writing a story. Your issue has been a great help to me. Thanks for an awesome letter Tammy, your doing a fantastic Job
 THANKS
concrete_angel
Great NL! When I open a story or a novel, the first thing I look at is the opening line, often even before glancing at the back or the front. If the first line grabs my attention, then I read further. If not, then I usually put the book down. I totally agree! First lines make a huge impact in any story. Thank you for highlighting my story in this week's newsletter, and thanks for the wonderful tips!
 You are welcome.
zwisis
Tammy, you're doing great! Good writing is only enhanced by a strong opening sentence or paragraph, and drama is one genre where this can really benefit the story.
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