Just as the beginning of your story is important, so is your ending. Perhaps more so. It's what brings your reader back for your next story. It needs to be strong, crisp, and memorable. It needs to make your reader hungry for more.
Tip #3
Books about writing tell you you need to hook your reader by the end of the first 3 chapters. Really? Doesn't that seem a bit long to you? I mean, if the first paragraph bores you, what are the chances you'll read the second one? Or even buy the book? Every paragraph should pull the …
Tip #2
I think many writers get stuck on writing the "Correct" way. There is no correct way, except as how it works for YOU. Writing is as individual a process as the writer. Some people begin at the beginning and march all the way through the story until it's done. Some writers hop to different scenes …

