Your ending should make a reader want more; here's how

Joanna Penn’s latest podcast guest shared a fantastic quote from Mickey Spillane in his appearance: “The first chapter sells your book, the last chapter sells your next book.”

And when James Scott Bell sought to follow this advice as a new writer, he discovered that while there was no shortage of how-to-hook-’em books, precious few explained how to end with a bang.

So Bell wrote that book — and he shares much of his insight on writing unforgettable endings on The Creative Penn.

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