A Manual of Writer's Tricks
Don't let the title of this slim volume make you discount the
information contained in it. A Manual of Writer's Tricks, by
David L. Carroll, is full of great ideas for making your non-fiction
and fiction writing more interesting. It also points out common
pitfalls to avoid. I've re-read this several times over the years and
get something new out of it every time I read it.
Excerpt:
$9.97 at AmazonWhen you're stuck for an ending, go back to your beginning.
When stymied for a way to end your piece, g back to the first line, the first paragraph, the first page, the first chapter, and reread it several times. Since opposites tend to meet in some mysterious way, you will often discover that the ending is somehow logically implied in the beginning and that your very first ideas somehow also contain a logical conclusion.
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Interesting: would this be the antithesis of Ray Carver's dictum of "No cheap tricks."--later modified to "No tricks."
Of course, a universe of Carver writers would be a depressing thing.