Endings. I'm really fucking bad at them. I like ambiguous endings. A sense of finality that leaves room for more. But sometimes I feel like my endings are a bit of a tease to readers of a more that I have no intention of delivering. My current WIP is a little over 24k words and I've come to a point where I don't know how to continue. It's technically at an end point for me, but I know readers will be frustrated by what is essentially a cut off instead of a proper wind down. The end in question (unedited currently): Grace slipped beneath the water, her eyes open as her hair flowed up and around her. It had always fascinated her. She felt like a mermaid as a girl, always watching the way her hair flowed and twisted with the current of whatever water she was in. This was no different. She pushed herself from the water and wiped her face with her hands. The weight of her actions was still heavy on her mind. Still, she felt lighter for it. It–unlike destroying herself for her husband's comfort–was a bearable weight. She lay back in the tub and smiled. It was the first time she could recall smiling for herself. Then she laughed, and the weight that remained lifted from her conscience. *We both deserve to feel loved.*
She knew it was the right choice, even if she hated it. ---- I don't know how to continue the story to a proper end. My brain is satisfied with that ending, but I know readers won't be. How do you force yourself to continue to a "proper" end point??
Any thoughts/opinions on this fellow #writers ?
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