Authors should give the same care, attention and effort to the ending as their superhuman efforts throughout their novel.
An ending should comprise the single-most-important ‘Landmark Event’ that your novel is about, and what it has been leading up too.
Also the final chapter or chapters should consist of a summing up of the protagonists growth and journey throughout the novel. What has he or she learnt? What does the future hole for the protagonist, his or her beloved, and the remaining characters?
A good ending to a novel leaves the reader with more questions than answers and wants you to read on.
Check my shared work at the moment - people say they don't see the twist coming. Let me know if it meets your criteria.
Why do we like 'twists' in endings so much? What are we really getting from them? :)
I am not going to give away my ending, but . . .
Authors should give the same care, attention and effort to the ending as their superhuman efforts throughout their novel.
An ending should comprise the single-most-important ‘Landmark Event’ that your novel is about, and what it has been leading up too.
Also the final chapter or chapters should consist of a summing up of the protagonists growth and journey throughout the novel. What has he or she learnt? What does the future hole for the protagonist, his or her beloved, and the remaining characters?
A good ending to a novel leaves the reader with more questions than answers and wants you to read on.