Article: This will refresh your memory and allow you to evaluate what you've already got, and what you need to add. While you read, ask yourself some questions: What is the goal of the story? In other words, what do you want your readers to take away from it? Do you want a surprise ending? An abrupt ending? An inconclusive or open-ended ending? A happily-ever-after ending? Is it literary fiction? Science fiction? Romance? The genre of your story may help you decide what types of ending are most appropriate. Your ending should be related to what the rest of your story has promised your readers. If you're not sure what types of endings are most conventional for the genre you've chosen, pick a popular author (like Stephen King for horror or Flannery O'Connor for literary fiction) and read a couple of their stories. You can learn a lot from reading how other authors end their work. Write short descriptive sentences that summarize each scene or important plot point. For example: "Larry goes to the store to buy bread, but forgets his wallet. He returns to the house and discovers a stranger sitting on his front porch." This outline will help you figure out the "bones" of your story: what happens, with whom, etc., which will come in handy when trying to decide on an ending.
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Reread what you have written of the story so far. Consider what type of story you've written. Create an outline of your story.