In the last exercise, the task was to write out an entire ending. I didn’t feel it came out of me right. So I am extra excited about today’s exercise. Mr Bell asks us to come up with alternative endings. A list of ten. Then choose two or three of […]
What sort of ending to you have for your novel? Try writing the climactic scene. Wow, Mr Bell, seriously? This reminds me of how, allegedly, Nabokov wrote the ending of Lolita way early in his drafting process, because he wanted it clear in his mind as he approached it. […]
It sucks to end. At least for me. I love beginnings, exciting starts, ignitions. But to end? That is hard. Not only do I want to continue reading, the better the book the more I want to continue, but stopping to write hurts. Mr Bell puts it like this: […]