A writer’s life is littered with break-ups. Each story is meant to have an ending. But, endings are subjective.
Re-read. Re-read.
The frequency of edits wanes. Punctuation ceases to draw your attention. All the options presented in the beginning of the story have been explored. The characters have gotten where they needed to go. Your edits are the only things you’re editing.
It’s time to start another story, but new stories lead to new details that accumulate into almost cohesive sections that could be added to your finished story to make it better.
Better, but different. Different and better. Maybe not better, but different.
You’ve finally gotten to know these characters, but your relationship with that story is over.
