Michael Porter
Michael Porter asked Linwood Barclay:

Hi Linwood, thanks for being one of the few accessible authors who is willing to put himself out there to answer questions and engage with his fans. My question to you is this, is it more difficult to start a story or end a story? Obviously both are very important as you must suck someone in with those beginning pages, but I feel the ending leaves the biggest impression on how we feel overall about a book.

Linwood Barclay That's a tricky question. Both are difficult, and both are important, but I think you are right that the ending leaves the biggest impression. Books can be ruined by endings that don't live up to the rest of the story. It's like if you have a great meal, but the last bite is terrible. That's what you'll remember, and that will keep you from going back to that restaurant. I like to have a pretty good idea what my ending is before I start writing. Even if I don't have the middle figured out, I know where i want to end up. Linwood

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