Skip to content
Cheryl Burman
Author
  • About the author
  • Cheryl Burman’s Books
    • Historical Fiction
    • Guardians of the Forest
  • Newsletter
  • Blog posts for readers & writers
    • Bits of research
    • Book reviews
    • Writing prompts
    • Writing tips
  • Bits of writing
    • Look and listen!
  • Author guest spots
    • Laura Holt-Haslam
    • Karen Heenan
    • K.L. Small
    • Judy Ferrell
    • Wendy Leighton-Porter
    • A Curiosity of Crime
    • Crispina Kemp
    • Marian L Thorpe
    • Jay Veloso Batista
    • LK Wilde
    • RS Jonesee
    • Paula Peckham
    • Patricia Taylor Wells
    • J.C. (Joanne) Paulson
    • Nina Romano
    • Flora Klickmann
    • Jean Roberts
    • Rue Sparks
    • Kathleen Cranidge
    • Dreena Collins
    • C. D’Angelo
    • D.B. Carter
    • Leia Talon
    • Karen Honnor
    • Emma Lombard
    • Lily Lawson, poet
  • Reviews of what I’m reading
  • Sammy’s Walks

Tag: story endings

Resist the urge to explain: four ‘explanations’

May 4, 2022 cheryl

‘Resist the urge to explain’ is a mantra drummed into us writers. Okay, another rule – but what does it…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: backstory, character emotions, characterisation in novels, editing, imformation dumps in writing, show not tell, story endings

Story endings

May 14, 2021 cheryl 2 Comments

This post first appeared in my May 2021 newsletter’s writer’s corner. There’s a post like this, sometimes with downloadable guides,…

Continue Reading →

Posted in: Writing tips Filed under: novel endings, short story endings, story endings

  • About the author
  • Cheryl Burman’s Books
  • Newsletter
  • Blog posts for readers & writers
  • Bits of writing
  • Author guest spots
  • Reviews of what I’m reading
  • Sammy’s Walks
Privacy Policy
Copyright © 2023 Cheryl Burman — Lyrical WordPress theme by GoDaddy