Tag Archives: endings

Questions 3: Coming to the End

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

With Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age coming up, I figured now was a good time to open the floor.  Just a few questions about finales, which everyone has an opinion on. What is your favorite ending to a series? … Continue reading →

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Different Types of Closure

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

I’ve said in previous posts that one of the most important parts of concluding a series is creating closure. You need to bring things to an end, which isn’t as easy as some people think.  In fact, one of the … Continue reading →

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Twisting the End of a Series

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Endings are difficult and you need to be careful about being predictable.  You also need to creature closure and not draw it out for too long.  After years, I’ve been thinking a lot about how to end Legends of Windemere.  One … Continue reading →

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Everything Comes to an End

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

Well . . . Here we go.  Today I’m going to start hyping and posting about Legends of Windemere: Warlord of the Forgotten Age.  This is the grand finale of my fantasy series and that has me thinking about endings.  A … Continue reading →

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First Week of Work in 2017: Anybody Got Some Rum?

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Charles Yallowitz

The hardest thing about ending a vacation is that you quickly feel like you need another by the end of the first week.  It’s even stranger when you work at home because your guard is down about such things.  Yet … Continue reading →

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The Epilogue Book

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Charles Yallowitz

This is a fairly coming thing to appear in a series, but it’s usually just a chapter or a 5 minute movie section.  Unless it’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ where multiple endings make you feel like you’re being tricked into … Continue reading →

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Fear of the Finale

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

The tale is coming to a close But I am not quite ready Unsure of the next tale As if starting fresh While ghosts of the past Remain in the air I delay the inevitable While time steadily runs out … Continue reading →

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Closure and Cliffhangers: Coming to the End

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Even if you’re nervous about writing the ending of your story, it has to get done.  You can’t simply walk away and hope people forgive you.  There has to be closure to some extent or even a mysterious ending that … Continue reading →

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The Ending Emporium

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

Welcome to the Ending Emporium where you can find the perfect ending to your story.  If you started at my sister’s Beginning Bazaar then you’re eligible for our 15% epilogue discount.  No, we’re not associated with the Midpoint Market, but … Continue reading →

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The End

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Charles Yallowitz

For many authors, there is one piece of a story that is the toughest and scariest:  THE END.  You might have a plan for it or you might not, but there is something about writing that last chapter/page/paragraph/line that hits … Continue reading →

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