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Sunday, May 12 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
Finding Your Ending
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Finding the right ending for your story might be the most difficult part of the writing process — we need to thread the needle with theme, magic, metaphor, and character, all without being too preachy or heavy-handed. In this class, we'll look behind the curtain of great story endings and adapt what we learn to our own endings. We'll work on fitting resonant images and powerful character choices into story endings—all while balancing the bitter and the sweet. We will read examples of great story endings and discuss what makes them great (readings may include works by Alice Munro, ZZ Packer, Toni Morrison, Richard Ford, James Joyce, Sandra Cisneros, and others). To end, we will engage in practical exercises to revise our own endings.
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Blair Hurley

Author, THE DEVOTED
BLAIR HURLEY is the author of THE DEVOTED, which was longlisted for The Center for Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her second novel, MINOR PROPHETS, was published in 2023. Her work is published in New England Review, Electric Literature, The Georgia Review, Guernica, Paris Review Daily... Read More →

Sunday May 12, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
White Hill
  Fiction

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