Endings are--if possible--even more important than beginnings, and a badly-formed ending can spoil the effect you've spent 300 pages trying to achieve.
 

In this half-day class, we'll discuss how the ending of a novel differs from other kids of storytelling, consider varieties of endings (including plot resolutions, closing the character arc, and linguistic framing), and study some powerful examples of endings in literary and popular fiction. Most importantly, we'll talk about completing the circle--ending your story where you began so that readers can both see and feel a completed journey.
 

About the instructor...
 

Greg Garrett is the author or co-author of twenty books of fiction, memoir, or nonfiction, including the acclaimed novels Free Bird, Cycling, Shame, and The Prodigal. The 2013 Centennial Professor at Baylor University, where he teaches creative writing, literature, and film, Greg has also read, spoken, taught, and led workshops across the US and Europe. He has taught highly-rated courses for the Writers League on novel writing, point of view, dialogue, humor, and many other topics, and enjoys the chance to meet and work with writers at every stage of their careers. He lives with his wife Jeanie and their family in Austin.