Jim Butcher on climaxes.

[meganbmoore]

Story climaxes.

Behave yourselves.

Interesting analysis and explanation  of the climax and its function in a story here.

Comments

[magicnoire.livejournal.com]

"And, to be frank, if you're wanting to write professionally, work your happy ending skills."

Incorrect! You can write professionally if you write unhappy endings but don't expect to ever be a NYT bestseller!

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Yep, you can wallow in relative obscurity if you wish(though, frankly half the time, unhappy endings seem to be unhappy just to avoid a happy ending, so i see his point)