During the first online all-day... actually, soon after it started… I thought what a shame it would be if it only ran once every six months so it’s going to be a regular thing.
Most Mondays up to six self-published authors and/or self-publishing experts discuss a variety of topics ~ see the main Monday Mini-fest for the details. These will all be moderated by Morgen so the participants have the opportunity to chat fully.
New to Self-Pub Fest? See the Participate page for details and/or email Morgen for the information pack.
On Monday 20th April 2026, the panel below talked about endings in fiction. The recording is at the end of this page.
We looked at: What an ending should do… ~ Does an ending always have to tie up the main plot? ~ Whether they know their endings at the start, if not when? ~ If they plan their ending, does it differ when they reach the end. If so, do they add in clues and red herrings up to that point? ~ The difference in endings depending on genre (within fiction i.e. the villain caught or dead in a crime novel, the couple getting together/a happy ending in a romance) or length (series novels/standalones vs short stories) ~ How late are their endings? ~ Unsatisfying endings from books they’ve read or films/TV series they’ve watched…
- Crime novelist Damiano Polcaro
- Dark erotic steamy romance, drama, scifi/fantasy author HJ Furl
- Crime/thriller novelist Jill Todd
- Crime/women’s novelist and non-fiction author and Self-Pub Fest founder Morgen with an ‘E’(host)
- Science-fiction/fantasy novelist Phil Oddy
These are free events but we’re raising money for local book-related charities and we’d be really grateful if you would donate whatever you afford via the Charities & Donate page. Thank you so much.