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Roger Rosenblatt: A Writer on Writing

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

CHAPTER

What's the Best Way to End a Piece?

Sometimes i write the end. I never know wherevr iam going in a piece. Do not outline what you are writing. Just followy. Why shouldn't you? Because you take the surprises away from yourself. When you stop, there is a sweet satisfaction that you never thought you would have when you started out. It's almost as if you're out of breath. Hope you enjoy it. Well, our ending tends to be predictable because we ask seven quick questions. And i hope your games are not embarrassing, unless, course, you tell the truth. Yes, i know i hate that first question: What do you wish you really understood? The answer seems antithetical to me

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