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The Last Fifty Pages

The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings

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The Last Fifty Pages

By: James Scott Bell
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“The first page of a book sells that book. The last page sells your next book.” (Mickey Spillane, American crime author)

What are the secrets for writing a great ending for your novel? How do you leave readers so satisfied that they'll want another book by you, right now? What tools and techniques can shape your last 50 pages into a powerful, unforgettable experience?

In this audiobook, international Thriller Writers Award winner and number one best-selling writing teacher James Scott Bell reveals:

  • The five types of endings
  • Things that need to happen in act three
  • Ways to use the ah and uh-oh emotional wallops
  • A simple technique for crafting twist endings
  • The most important secret of all: resonance
  • The "stew, brew, accrue, do" brainstorming method
  • The best way to tie up loose ends
  • The most common ending mistakes, and how to avoid them.
  • And more!

Listen to this audiobook, and you will come away with a thorough knowledge of why great endings work and how to create them for every novel you write.

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This book right deep dive into how to end a novel, perhaps the most challenging and important part of writing one. With plenty of real world examples, the author lays out how there is no one way to accomplish the task, while also shedding light on the commonalities that great endings share.

Deep Dive into Ending a Novel

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Every chapter really gave you something to chew on. His explanations and examples were well thought out and succinct. The author did his own reading and he has a demeanor of speech and voice quality that were easy to listen to.

Extremely Helpful!

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Agree with some of the other reviews. The useful messages are a bit hidden, and it’s repetitive from some other books he has published. But some useful things to take away.
Wish he had a summary pdf like in the great courses.
On a personal note I don’t like that he was putting down the sequel to Gone with the wind. It’s actually an excellent read and I love it maybe more than the actual book.

Not bad, not the very best

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A great addition to James Scott Bell’s other writing craft books. Very insightful! And great narration!

Fantastic writing craft book!

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Helpful for creating the most interesting fictional Novels and also for the writing of engaging Screenplays.

Writing tips for beginning with the end in mind.

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His lectures with both Audible and The Great Courses are informative as well as entertaining. Worth every penny...oops, cliche! DOLLAR.

Always Gets The Message/Skill Across With Clarity

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I ordered this book to see if there was useful information for my writing. I came away wit a couple of great tips for writing fiction. If you plan to write fiction, I highly recommend this book.

Interesting listen; excellent information

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See headline. I have several of his books and audiotapes. He genuinely wants to help. Thank you.

Helpful. Written in an easy style. Found some ideas I hope will help me.

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I enjoyed it thoroughly. lots of great information. I am on board with everything he has listed. I will be listening to it again.

must read for all writers.

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Excellent in all respects; listened to it three times over. Wonderfully narrated by the author!

Excellent in all respects!

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