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Hey Guys,
An all too common problem with this book I'm writing is I don't know how to write endings for them. For those of you who don't know (most of you don't) my book is a short story compilation of funny things that happen in High School, think Garrison Keillor's Leaving Home. I put too much effort into the gags and not enough on the endings. I keep using abrupt endings, a couple of them are on purpose because they set up another chapter. But It's hard to write endings for comedy, I think anyway. So if anybody has advice for writing good endings I'd appreciate it.

Eric Nyberg

Talia_Brie

I don't write comedy, so not sure how much I can add. Read some Ben Elton. His books sometimes disipate into a series of little standup routines. it might help.

Also, I suppose, think of where a joke ends. Once you've seen the punchline, not much else matters.

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DawnMorningStar

Most good stories end with the final, big conflict when the characters must choose what side of the book's main argument they're on. Then afterward, the main message of the story is really driven home.

Although for comedy, I suppose this would work a bit different. I like Talia Brie's comment about the punchline, and I think I'd have to agree there.

I'm not that great at comedy myself, so I'm probably not the best one to comment on this. But I wish you luck!