How Chapter Structure and Ending Affect the Reader Experience

John Wilkerson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:38:35 GMT

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Sometimes, it would be easier if every book could end like the last page of a fairytale: “….and they all lived happily ever after. The end.” The dragon has just been defeated and the kingdom is saved. But, it turns out, this ending is rarely satisfying to readers. John Wilkerson, sci-fi author, journalist, and ghostwriter explains how to structure chapters and endings that will please readers. “When you end a chapter, there’s one goal in mind. You want the reader to turn the page and read the first word of the next chapter,” says Wilkerson. The goal of a chapter ending is to keep someone up at night, deeply invested in the story. However, that’s a pretty disappointing way to end a book. A book ending, according to Wilkerson, needs an emotionally satisfying finish. He’s found that ending with dialogue is helpful for a few reasons. First, it gives a sense of how different characters are reacting within the resolution. Second, it eases the reader away from the frenetic pace of the plot and back toward the characters of the story. Third, it allows the reader a bit of space to process the events on their own, before the end of the book.

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How Chapter Structure and Ending Affect the Reader Experience

John Wilkerson — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 20:05:52 GMT

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Sometimes, it would be easier if every book could end like the last page of a fairytale: “….and they all lived happily ever after. The end.” The dragon has just been defeated and the kingdom is saved. But, it turns out, this ending is rarely satisfying to readers. John Wilkerson, sci-fi author, journalist, and ghostwriter explains how to structure chapters and endings that will please readers. “When you end a chapter, there’s one goal in mind. You want the reader to turn the page and read the first word of the next chapter,” says Wilkerson. The hogoal of a chapter ending is to keep someone up at night, deeply invested in the story. However, that’s a pretty disappointing way to end a book. A book ending, according to Wilkerson, needs an emotionally satisfying finish. He’s found that ending with dialogue is helpful for a few reasons. First, it gives a sense of how different characters are reacting within the resolution. Second, it eases the reader away from the frenetic pace of the plot and back toward the characters of the story. Third, it allows the reader a bit of space to process the events on their own, before the end of the book.

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How Chapter Structure and Ending Affect the Reader Experience

John Wilkerson — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:34:13 GMT

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Sometimes, it would be easier if every book could end like the last page of a fairytale: “….and they all lived happily ever after. The end.” The dragon has just been defeated and the kingdom is saved. But, it turns out, this ending is rarely satisfying to readers. John Wilkerson, sci-fi author, journalist, and ghostwriter explains how to structure chapters and endings that will please readers. “When you end a chapter, there’s one goal in mind. You want the reader to turn the page and read the first word of the next chapter,” says Wilkerson. The hogoal of a chapter ending is to keep someone up at night, deeply invested in the story. However, that’s a pretty disappointing way to end a book. A book ending, according to Wilkerson, needs an emotionally satisfying finish. He’s found that ending with dialogue is helpful for a few reasons. First, it gives a sense of how different characters are reacting within the resolution. Second, it eases the reader away from the frenetic pace of the plot and back toward the characters of the story. Third, it allows the reader a bit of space to process the events on their own, before the end of the book.

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How Chapter Structure and Ending Affect the Reader Experience

John Wilkerson — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:14:01 GMT

Revision 2 posted to Ending a Story by John Wilkerson on 1/11/2019 7:14:01 PM

Sometimes, it would be easier if every book could end like the last page of a fairytale: “….and they all lived happily ever after. The end.” The dragon has just been defeated and the kingdom is saved. But, it turns out, this ending is rarely satisfying. John Wilkerson, sci-fi author, journalist, and ghostwriter explains the structure of a really good ending. “When you end a chapter, there’s one goal in mind. You want the reader to turn the page and read the first word of the next chapter,” says Wilkerson. The goal of a chapter ending is to keep someone up at night, deeply invested in the story. However, that’s a pretty dissatisfying way to end a book. A book ending, according to Wilkerson, needs an emotionally satisfying ending. He’s found that ending with dialogue is helpful for a few reasons. First, it gives a sense of how different characters are reacting within the resolution. Second, it eases the reader away from the frenetic pace of the plot and back toward the characters of the story. Third, it allows the reader a bit of space to process the events on their own, before the end of the book.

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How Chapter Structure and Ending Affect the Reader Experience

Author Learning Center — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:33:18 GMT

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