We’re not good at scripting endings because we don’t often do it. For three main reasons…
Sometimes the endings are out of our control.
Sometimes you never knew when the end was.
But the more likely reason is that we let things fizzle and fade. We don’t script an ending and mark it because it’s scary to draw the line and declare it’s over. If we let it fizzle no one will notice and no one will ask. But if you script an ending you invite the uncomfortable question, ‘why did it end?’.
The opportunity to mark the ending (even when you don’t feel like it) is a gift to your future self. Ending the chapter with eyes wide open and turning the page.
