12 Ways To End A Chapter With Brilliant Examples Bookfox Take a look. below are 12 techniques used by famous writers to keep readers from grabbing a bookmark and turning out the light. lastly, if you’re looking for a general way to end a whole book or story, i would suggest reading my post on writing the perfect ending. but today, we’re just looking at how to end a chapter. 1. a graceful cliffhanger. Examples: “he closed the door carefully, not slamming it. clea and i waited an appropriate interval, then turned and clung to each other in a kind of rapture. understanding, abruptly and at last, just what it takes to be a king. how much, in the end it actually costs.”. — jonathan lethem, “the king of sentences”.
12 Ways To End A Chapter With Brilliant Examples Bookfox Every time a reader finishes a chapter, they have the chance to put down your book. don’t let them. you want them to stay up to 3 a.m. even though they have work the next day, because that’s the type of reading experience they’ll gush to others about. you have to read this book. so […] july 31, 2018. read more ›. Every time a reader finishes a chapter, they have the chance to put down your book. don’t let them. you want them to stay up to 3 a.m. even though they have work the next day, because that’s the type of reading experience they’ll gush to others about. you have to read this book. so […]. 12 ways to end a chapter (with brilliant examples). thejohnfox 2018 07 12 ways to end a chapter #writingtips #authors #books. 7) avoid that deus ex machina or off the wall “twist” in the last chapter. telling us it was all a dream, or a story your protagonist is writing, is bound to bring disappointment. yes, you can surprise readers with your ending. people like a surprise.
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