How to end a Story? A Simple Ending

When does the Story end?

  • 10 Chapters
  • What’s the Structure of your Story?
  • How many Chapters does it have?
  • How many Scenes are there per Chapter?
  • How Predictable is the Story?
  • How Readable is it?
  • Is the Public properly Prepared for the End?
  • What kind of Preparations are used?
  • Which Outcomes are predictable?
  • Which Outcomes are unpredictable?
  • Attachment
  • Issue Resolved
  • What’s the Main Problem of the Story?
  • What are its Origins?
  • Who’s Responsible for it?
  • How is it resolved?
  • By whom?
  • In which Manner?
  • Does it conclude the Story?
  • What are the 2ndary Problems of the Story?
  • Are there any?
  • What are their Origins?
  • Who’s Responsible for them?
  • How are they resolved?
  • Are they all resolved?
  • Goal Reached
  • What’s Main Character’s Goal?
  • What’s Main Protagonist’s Goal?
  • What’s Main Antagonist’s Goal?
  • Are they reached?
  • How?
  • What are Consequences on the other Characters?
  • What are Consequences on the Environment?

Where does it end?

  • Atmosphere
  • What are the main Colors?
  • How’s the Weather?
  • How’s the Climate?
  • How much luminosity is available?
  • Is it Daytime?
  • Is it Nighttime?
  • What’s the main feeling?
  • What’s the main sensation?
  • Do all the Characters feel it?
  • Characters
  • Who is present?
  • Who are these People?
  • Do they live in this location?
  • Are they original Inhabitants?
  • Why are they here?
  • Do they attempt to thwart the Protagonist?
  • Do they attempt to thwart the Antagonist?
  • Are they a 3rd Party?
  • Are they a Threat?
  • Location
  • Are we in a Settlement?
  • Are we in the Wilds?
  • What are the resources available?
  • How far is the closest Landmark?
  • How remote is this Location?
  • What are the Points of Interests?
  • Was there a crisis?
  • Which kind of Crisis?
  • How did it affect the Location?

How does it end?

  • Alignment Change
  • Who opposes Who?
  • Why do they oppose each other?
  • Are their Goals opposed?
  • Do they have similar Goals?
  • Could they collaborate?
  • Are they facing a Common Threat?
  • Would they face this Threat conjointly?
  • Would they form a temporary Alliance?
  • What would be the consequences of this Alliance on the opposing teams?
  • Would they change the views on the Opposition?
  • In which manner?
  • Which members would change side?
  • Why?
  • Are they easily replaceable?
  • Disappearance
  • Are any characters disappearing?
  • Does a Main Character disappear?
  • Does an Antagonist disappear?
  • Does a Protagonist disappear?
  • Who is this Character?
  • How do they Disappear?
  • Who is responsible for their Disappearance?
  • Where do they Disappear?
  • Is it Definitive?
  • What are the consequences of this Disappearance?
  • Who does it impact?
  • Can the Character be replaced?
  • Should she be replaced?
  • Remembrance
  • When was the Story amusing?
  • When was the Story calm?
  • When was the Story enjoyable?
  • When was the Story warm?
  • What would the Characters remember of this Story?
  • What would they want to forget from this Story?
  • Who do they want to remember?
  • Who will they remember?
  • Which Locations?
  • Why these Locations?
  • What’s the Last Scene of the Story like?
  • Who is still there?

The Simple way to a Sequel

  • Ideas
  • Which Ideas are under-exploited?
  • How would you Develop them?
  • How would Extend onto them?
  • Should you Extend these ideas?
  • Should you Transform these ideas?
  • How would you Reverse them?
  • Should you add a new element which Cancels them?
  • Which kind of element?
  • How would they interrupt the development of the original idea?
  • How should you introduce these new elements?
  • How were they written in the precedent story?
  • Were they introduced in the Ending?
  • Characters
  • Would you continue with Same Characters?
  • Only a part of them?
  • Which ones?
  • For which reason?
  • How would you introduce the New Characters?
  • Who would the replace?
  • Would they add a new Role to the Story?
  • How will they be part of the New Story?
  • What would be their Quirks?
  • Would there be any Returning Characters?
  • Why would they be needed?
  • When would they be needed?
  • A New Threat
  • How does this part of the Story end?
  • What would cause trouble if left alone?
  • Why was a problem left roaming?
  • What’s this problem?
  • What’s its nature?
  • Why does it persist?
  • What were the signs it would persist?
  • Were they any signs of its existence?

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