Last week, during one of our coaching calls in the Write Things Community, we did something a little different.

Many writers are working on the first draft of their manuscripts, so we spent the session exploring their endings through a series of reflective prompts. Rather than trying to think our way to the perfect conclusion, we simply followed our curiosity, allowing each prompt to uncover a little more of the story before ending by writing a potential ending.

There was only one expectation: explore. No one had to find the perfect ending. No one had to decide whether what they wrote would stay in the manuscript. The goal wasn't to solve the story. It was simply to discover what might happen if they gave themselves permission to write.

What happened didn't surprise me nearly as much as it might have a few years ago.

Read my thougths here: https://www.ihelpyouwritethings.com/newsletters/write-things-newsletter/posts/July-02-2026