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the end of a book

The end of a book is an awful lot like a gymnastics routine. No matter what dazzling brilliance has gone before, you must land that ending with power and precision or the entire performance fails.

So. I’m striving to land that ending.

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4 Responses to “the end of a book”

  1. Amie Stuart says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 8:27 am

    Good luck!

    It ALWAYS takes me a couple of tries.

  2. Charli says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 10:24 am

    Amie, I swear I spend more time on the first fifty pages and the last fifty pages than the rest of the book combined. Getting the ending just right is always a challenge.

  3. tf says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    That is a nice simile.

  4. Charli says:
    April 29th, 2008 at 11:55 am

    The big difference is that in a live performance, you can’t fix your screw-ups until you get it perfect. *g* Revision is my friend!

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