Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author Nancy Kress once wrote: “Endings carry tremendous weight with readers; if they don’t like the ending, chances are they’ll say they didn’t like the work.”
Yet writing a truly satisfying ending can be quite challenging. What makes some endings work and other fail spectacularly? And what are some of the best practices to get them right?
At our September 4 meeting, we’ll talk about good and bad story endings, with a bit of ugliness along the way. If you have a favorite or hated ending, bring it (or both) and we’ll discuss why the ending did or didn’t work. Then, we’ll put some best-practice techniques and your creative ideas to work in a writing exercise that puts the ending in your hands.
Moderator: Alan Vincent Michaels
Location: Barnes & Noble, Pittsford
Meeting Time: September 4, 2018 from 6:45-8:45 p.m.
