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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 1H 7M

Episode 330 - Creating a Satisfying Ending for Your Reader with Carol Painter

from The Dialogue Doctor Podcast · host Jeff Elkins

In this episode, Jeff sits down with author Carol Painter to talk about the end of her book. Jeff and Carol talk about using repeated scenes, showing character change through voice modulation, maintaining character agency at the end of the story, building the emotional saturation, how a book works on an author, and writing a satisfying ending for your reader.  For more on the craft of editing, go to DialogueDoctor.com

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