Endings
Writing the last chapter: practical ways to land an ending
How to write the last chapter of a novel: what it must resolve, three trial endings, last line versus last scene, pacing, planted echoes and cutting the extra page.
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Writing the draft
Revising a novel in passes: a practical order of work
A practical order for revising a novel: rest, a read-through, then structure, character, scene, line, reading aloud and a final proof, with a worked example.
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Writing the draft
How to finish the first draft of a novel when the middle sags
Why novel drafts stall in the middle, and the practical fixes that get you to the last page: an early ending, brackets for gaps, targets and a reverse outline.
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