From the course: Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection

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Could it end better?

Could it end better?

From the course: Editing Mastery: How to Edit Writing to Perfection

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Could it end better?

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- Okay, now, the other way of styling up a piece of writing as well as a cool intro is to end it with a flourish. So, it's always worth considering whether you can jazz up the ending in some way. I've said it in other courses that endings can aim to round off a piece of writing beautifully. It can give it a sense of completeness and often that means really returning to the beginning idea of the piece in some way or at least to the focal point of the piece. Now, remember, our focal point all along has been the angle of Sri Lankans being better able to manage their health thanks to these changes that the government's bringing in. So, how might we end a piece that begins with an anecdote like we have with Ravi's story? I want you to go and grab the latest version of the article from the resources and have a go at ending it based on this fictional account of Ravi's life. Basically come back to Ravi's story at the end to round off the article in some way. We're starting with the anecdote…

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