I’m thrilled to be teaching again at the Writer’s Digest Conference! I’ll be teaching a 1-hour workshop called: Dropping the Mic: How to End a Short Story with both Style and Heart on Saturday, May 18, at 5 pm MST. The entire weekend will be a blast.

Full conference details and registration:

SESSION 4: Drop the Mic: How to Write Effective Endings for Short Fiction

INSTRUCTOR: Nancy Stohlman

Time: 5:00 p.m. ET

Many writers, even those who begin beautifully, struggle with endings. Yet, we all know a brilliant ending when we read one. A brilliant ending compels you to say whoa. Then reread. And say whoa again. It can be poignant, messed up, surprising, gorgeous, tragic. But it should punch you in the gut or the heart–and it should leave a mark. It should echo off the page and haunt you all day long. In this class we’ll play with several strategies to rethink and uplevel your endings. You’ve already come this far–you’ve written the breathtaking opening, the humming middle… now it’s time to land the ending. And drop the mic.