Closing the circle: The ending reminds readers of the beginning by returning to an important place or key character.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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The tie-back: The ending connects to some odd or offbeat element earlier in the story.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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The time frame: Create a tick-tock structure with time advancing relentlessly. You decide what should happen last.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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The space frame: Rather than time, focus on place or geography. To end, you select the final destination.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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The payoff: This does not require a "happy ending," but a satisfying one, a secret revealed, a mystery solved.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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The epilogue: Then what happened? Readers care about characters. An epilogue helps satisfy their curiosity.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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Problem & solution: This structure suggests its own ending. Frame the problem at the top, then offer solutions.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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The apt quote: Some characters speak in endings. Usually, you can write it better than the source can say it.http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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Look to the future: Most stories are about the past. What do people say will happen next? Are there consequences?http://poy.nu/2rfIvQY
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Taken from The Writer's Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use, a self-directed course by Roy Peter Clark at
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