How to write a crime novel, episode 12
The days are gone when you could just have your detective character gather everyone in the library and point the fingers. Here’s how to end your crime novel today.
A checklist for how to end your crime novel
Here’s what you need to do, briefly:
- Make the ending high stakes
- Keep the outcome in doubt until the last moment
- Have the hero give something up, so that it’s clear how important the right thing is to them
- Try a false ending. We think it’s all over, but then…
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