I worked out the ending to a short story the other night. It came to my while I was washing the dishes. Who said housework was uncreative! Thing is, I wrote the story six years ago.
I was not happy with the ending, and neither was anyone who read it. I took all the other comments on the story, put them to one side, and mulled over the ending. It needed changing, no doubt about that. I mulled some more. But what to?
As of a few days ago, I know what to. But six years? Seems a bit extreme. When you’re having a problem with a piece of writing it’s a good idea to put it away, work on something else. It will come. It’s not important if you start a story and them stop writing it for a while. What is important is that you keep writing.
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