I brought my latest short story to this year’s Tin House Summer Workshop hoping for an ending.

I had no intention of writing another scene. The characters were going to have to work it out within the bounds of the current version. I had four scenes. A luxury, really, but I just couldn’t break open the main character so she’d take the bait, like the guy, and freak-out at the end. This was the map I wanted to draw.

Everything I threw at these characters was thrown back at me.

White hot story pacing
Character banter like battle armor
Insecurity traps and mind games
A robbery

After the workshop, the . . . → Read More: Piranha Editing for Ending