The end

Any self-respecting story knows when to stop

Do you have your 1-page typed single-spaced version?

Do you have your .5-page typed single-spaced version?

Do you have your two-sentence version?

Do you have your spoken version that you can deliver on the elevator when you only have until the fourth floor to give your pitch to a potential employer/coworker?

Have you tried any/all of the versions you have with a trusted friend who can safely tell you when you’re full of garbage?

My advice: If you can answer “yes” to all of these, then you are done for now,...until you find another direction to pursue, in which case you must rewrite again.

Psst: the good news is that rewrites are always better.

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