Prince of Spires
Auror
I've run into a bit of an issue.
When I start writing a story, I usually have a clear idea of how it starts, probably a couple of images of what happens in the middle and a decent idea of what the end will be like. I know the point where I mean to type "The end" (I actually like writing that out, a bit like crossing something of a list). It works for me for the short stories I write.
Now, I have completed a story a couple of days ago (about 2000 words). I've gotten to the point I had in my head about where I wanted to go (main character gets sacrificed and dies). However, I can't get myself to type the end because the story keeps telling me it's not over. It feels more like I've written the prologue to something.
The issue now is that my mind is blank about what actually comes next. I know it's not done, I'm just not sure where to take it. Or even who to take it with, since I just had the main character stabbed to death. Has anything like this happened to anyone else? How to deal with it?
As a side note, if anyone has ideas about why you would summon a demon, I'd love to hear them. I got "revenge" which sounds a bit underwhelming and silly as a reason and "world domination" which is a bit over the top. But there's bound to be things in between these.
When I start writing a story, I usually have a clear idea of how it starts, probably a couple of images of what happens in the middle and a decent idea of what the end will be like. I know the point where I mean to type "The end" (I actually like writing that out, a bit like crossing something of a list). It works for me for the short stories I write.
Now, I have completed a story a couple of days ago (about 2000 words). I've gotten to the point I had in my head about where I wanted to go (main character gets sacrificed and dies). However, I can't get myself to type the end because the story keeps telling me it's not over. It feels more like I've written the prologue to something.
The issue now is that my mind is blank about what actually comes next. I know it's not done, I'm just not sure where to take it. Or even who to take it with, since I just had the main character stabbed to death. Has anything like this happened to anyone else? How to deal with it?
As a side note, if anyone has ideas about why you would summon a demon, I'd love to hear them. I got "revenge" which sounds a bit underwhelming and silly as a reason and "world domination" which is a bit over the top. But there's bound to be things in between these.