The final pages of a memoir are crucial. Your ending dictates whether a reader leaves your story feeling amazed and satisfied, or disappointed. And yet, endings are notoriously difficult to master. This seminar, designed for those who’ve completed a memoir draft, will give you actionable craft techniques for honing the final pages of your manuscript. We’ll discuss techniques for providing “resolution” without reverting to cliches, closing out character arcs, and leaving readers with a lasting message that will resonate long after the final page.

Through a series of in-class exercises and readings, you’ll learn actionable ways to strengthen the ending of your memoir. Expect to leave this class with a toolbox of craft techniques and a detailed plan for moving toward revision.

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