'Secrets don't stay secret for long in publishing'

Six authors.

One private island.

Seventy-two hours to write the ending that will change their lives.

‘This is a house of novelists, not murderers. You dream up crimes. You don’t commit them.’

‘But a writer has. And so, who better than a writer to catch them?’

World famous author Arthur Fletch is dead. His final novel, the most anticipated book in history, remains unfinished. But the ending won’t write itself.

Fletch’s publisher, Merriweather Press, has invited six authors to Fletch’s private island in Scotland. Authors whose books have never had the big marketing budgets or publicity opportunities. In other words, midlist. And they’re about to be presented with the opportunity of a lifetime.

Whoever writes a worthy ending will receive one million dollars, and a further one million dollars for a new three-book contract.

They have just seventy-two hours, with no access to the outside world, just a typewriter and a blank page. All they have to do is write…

Starting is often the hardest part. But getting to the end could be murder.

Introducing The Ending Writes Itself

'Thankfully I don’t have to write the ending to the long-awaited final book in a bestselling series of novels, I just have to convince you, dear reader, that THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF is a book worthy of your precious time. The one whose Amazon shoutline “the book everyone will be talking about in 2026” we hope will be prophetic and not hyperbole. Here I go…

Smart, gripping, propulsive, unique, hilarious. Evelyn Clarke cherry picks tropes from every genre, expertly bending and breaking them to explore the many delights and faults of the publishing industry. I admit to cringing at the accuracy with which the author skewers publishing, but this is also a loving and wickedly funny portrayal. The characters are not merely devices, but nuanced and whole. They are writers with hopes and dreams that have been burst time and again, who still persevere in case the big break – the one that makes it all worth it – is just around the corner.

And who, you ask, is Evelyn Clarke? It is a pen name for two writers, both of whom have been published for more than a decade. They know how fickle the publishing gods can be, and both writers have some scores to settle.

We are all in this industry because we love stories and the experience of sharing them with others. This book is that rare and brilliant thing – one that I can wholeheartedly recommend to all lovers of stories.

At HQ we have unparalleled excitement about THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF and we are planning the publication event of the year. I hope you’ll help us make that happen.'

Cicely Aspinall, Publishing Director HQ

For the chance to read a proof copy please email: digitalmarketing@eharlequin.com.au

 

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