Building an Ending That Will Bring Readers Back

This workshop breaks down how to build an ending from the inside out—by shaping emotional arcs early, threading them through the narrative, and guiding them toward a deeply felt payoff. We’ll look at ways to craft a closing movement in a satisfying way,  from resolving central tensions to pacing the final rise and release. Finally, you’ll learn practical techniques for crafting a grace note—the quiet, powerful after-image that lets your story live in the reader long after the book is closed. This is an OnDemand webinar.

Instructor:

Barbara O’Neal is the author of more than a dozen award-winning, bestselling novels, including the runaway bestseller, When We Believed in Mermaids, which has been published in 21 countries and spent many months on both the most sold and most read Amazon Charts, as well as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller lists. Barbara is an avid traveler and passionate cook, and discovered the Oregon coast on a pandemic-era trip with her husband. She now lives on that rocky, moody coast in a quirky beach house and writes her books from a room overlooking the sea. She lives with her British husband, who has promised to never lose his accent, and their cats and dogs.