Is the story's ending the most difficult part of writing?
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Is the story's ending the most difficult part of writing?
So I'm currently working on a graphic novel about my experience in Venezuela. I know how the story is going to play out, I know who's going to live and die and so forth. Essentially, I have the outline of the story. But then it hit me while I was writing this...how am I going to end the story?
And then a thought came into my head of Ernest Hemingway. How he rewrote A Farewell to Arms' ending 37 freaking times! (By the way, if you haven't read this book, I do recommend it. It's really good) But returning to the topic, does anybody else have trouble with their endings as well? I would love to hear your thoughts and inputs.
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sometimes the ending is the idea that you have and so it becomes harder to write the start and middle
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The ending is usually more memorable and significant to the overall message of the book, but it's not the most difficult.
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