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Fiction Endings: Should You Leave an Open Ending? A writer-client recently sent in a manuscript which left what he called an "open" ending, meaning no end or conclusion at all. He had some great rationalizations for this approach and, yes, there are critically-acclaimed books that leave readers... ( added 234 days 8 hours ago.)

Memoirs: How to Touch Others with Your Words Memoirs are great ways to related things to readers, for instance to inform, to educate, and to entertain them. These all address the value that any writing has to the reader. Writing, especially memoirs, can have another value -- one to the... ( added 236 days 3 hours ago.)

Fiction Titles: Pick the Perfect Novel Title Two of my writer-clients recently had the same problem: They chose the perfect title for their book, only to discover it already graces the cover of a published book. What to do? Publisher's Choice: First, the chances are excellent your... ( added 236 days 3 hours ago.)