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Storytelling at Depth 6: Endings

Storytelling at Depth 6: Endings

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Harvey Stanbrough
Jul 10, 2024
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July 10, 2024 by Harvey

In today’s Journal

* Storytelling at Depth 6: Endings
* On Goals
* Of Interest
* The Numbers

Storytelling at Depth 6: Endings

First, just as the purpose of the hook and the opening are to sell the reader on the current story or novel, the purpose of the ending is to sell the next story or novel. Period.

The ending is not the final climax.

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