The End or ###

There comes a point when you're writing a story when the ending becomes inevitable. The sensation is a little sexual. At least that's the closest sensation that comes to mind. The last few nights while working on a story that I've been working on for at least three months I've had that feeling. You suddenly realize that the scene you're writing is going to be the last scene in the story. You see right where the end is going to be - maybe not the exact last sentence, but it's in this scene. That much is clear. Except the characters won't stop talking. One or another just has to get another word in. And so you let them talk, at least for a little longer. Who knows, maybe they'll say something interesting. Even if they don't, you're the boss, and you can always go back and cut. It's a little like being God. God and sex. And hope it works out in the end.