This is K.M. Wyland and you are listening to the one hundred seventy-second episode of the Word Play Podcast.

Now that I've finished Storming's outline, I'm in that transition stage between projects.

I need to finish transcribing my outline notes, finish Dreamlanders' last proof, and work up a list of research questions and resources for storming.

Up next, I've got to dive into the research, work on the next draft of the deepest breath, and start

prepping for my next non-fiction book, the follow-up to outlining your novel, map your way to success,

which is tentatively titled, Structuring your novel.

Another Busy Year On the Horizon.

When not to use your antagonist's POV.

The latest post in the video series on my blog highlights a specific

type of scene that should almost never be told from the antagonist's point of view.

To watch it, visit my website at Helping Writers Become Authors.com.

New videos are posted every Wednesday.

And now I hope you enjoyed this week's podcast.

10 stories with brilliant loose ends.

The ending of your story is going to be even more important than its beginning.

If the beginning flops, readers will set the book aside and never

think about it again. But if the ending fails, your book and you will live in infamy in the deep

dark dungeon of reader disdain. No pressure, right?

Creating the perfect ending isn't easy, but we can boil it down to one essential objective.

Leave the reader with the feeling of satisfaction.

How do we do that?

The answers are as manifold as our stories, but one surprisingly effective way is to not tie off all the loose ends.

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