User blog:Zathronas/Author's Advice: Denouement

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Hello and once again welcome to author's advice. Today we finish with the often overlooked and last part of a basic story structure. The denouement.

You've had your grand battle, you've resolved all the plot points you created. Your heroes prevailed ( or not) and this is a brave new world. So... was it worth it? That's the denouement, it's not necessarily big maybe a chapter or two. But it explains evrything that changed. How did your hero grew and what's next for him/her/them. What changes did the climax affect in the world.

It's often overlooked even by pro's. But it does give a sense of closure into a story. It shows that every sacrifices, conflict and setbacks were worth it in the end. Maybe it's the opposite completely and your showing that all the death wasn't worth it in the end. That depends on your story.

I personally hate most story without a denouement. Sometimes it's done intentionally which usually means there are no endings and the protagonist will have to go through it all over again. But often, it's done unintentionally and that leaves a bad taste in my mouth as I feel like the story isn't quite completed.

The denouement may not look like much but it is the part that gives closure to your story.