Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Tuesday's Writer's Tip More on Linear Endings #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Linear endings

 Think of linear stories as a rollercoaster ride with going up hills and then swooping down with each rise and fall becoming steeper. When you reach the ending there should be a pause before the plunge. Tieing up all those loose ends, ridding all the characters but the most important ones, and getting ready for action.

The ending scene begins with action and a confrontation between the two or three important characters. This is the time to settle all the important issues. Show the confrontation and then come to the end. 

Don't add new places, or if you do make sure this is a place easily done. In one of my books the ending scene takes place on a ledge above the Hudson River but during the build up to this, the heroine is shown running through town and ending up where there is no escape without her action.

Don't add new characters. The confrontation must be between characters the reader has invested in in some way. Heroine,  hero, villain. Two or three of these will be the stars of the scene. Once the major problem is solved, write The End.

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