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Moejoe · 01-07-2010, 08:40 AM

Beginnings are much easier. So much possibility, so much yet to still to discover (I don't plan) and I used to have problems with endings until I realized just what an ending is: the answer to the beginning. It's either a yes or no if you want the fiction to have closure, and maybe if you want to leave it open.

Example:

Story begins with a man discovering his wife dead on the floor of their apartment. Police arrive, blame man. He's taken to prison and vows to find the killer.

So the beginning asks a question: will the man discover the killer of his wife? The ending is yes, no or maybe depending on what effect you're going for.

01-07-2010, 08:40 AM	#2
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Beginnings are much easier. So much possibility, so much yet to still to discover (I don't plan) and I used to have problems with endings until I realized just what an ending is: the answer to the beginning. It's either a yes or no if you want the fiction to have closure, and maybe if you want to leave it open. Example: Story begins with a man discovering his wife dead on the floor of their apartment. Police arrive, blame man. He's taken to prison and vows to find the killer. So the beginning asks a question: will the man discover the killer of his wife? The ending is yes, no or maybe depending on what effect you're going for.