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Connect an Ending to What Came Before - Practice 2

An ending can resolve, complicate or leave open a central question.

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An ending can resolve, complicate or leave open a central question. It need not be happy or fully closed. For this exercise, choose the revision that connects the ending to the established story concern instead of introducing an unrelated solution without preparation.

Worked example

If the story centers on learning to ask for help, an ending in which the character chooses to ask can connect to that concern.

If the story centers on learning to ask for help, an ending in which the character chooses to ask can connect to that concern.
If the story centers on learning to ask for help, an ending in which the character chooses to ask can connect to that concern.
Question 1 The story has developed trusting a partner. Which ending approach connects to that concern?
Question 2 The story has developed letting go of an object. Which ending approach connects to that concern?
Question 3 The story has developed speaking honestly. Which ending approach connects to that concern?
Question 4 The story has developed accepting uncertainty. Which ending approach connects to that concern?
Question 5 The story has developed starting again. Which ending approach connects to that concern?

Make It Your Own

Optional theme: a place that changes overnight. Draft two endings to one fictional scene: one more resolved and one more open. Explain how each connects to details planted earlier. You may draw, write or tell your idea. Use invented characters and places; no personal information or upload is needed. This activity is not scored.

Reflect on your choices

  • Support the ending with earlier events rather than a random rescue.
  • Explain one intentional choice and one possible alternative.
  • There is no required style or single correct creative response.