Why is the ending so important? As Robert McKee tells us in his book Story, much of the story construction is backward, working from the climax to the beginning. This ensures that the dialog, the scenes, and the conflict move the reader from the opening of the story to the final action.
It also guarantees that all the plot way-points will be consistent and without detours. This illustrates the main problem in trying to write a story before knowing the ending: an author can't point the reader towards the conclusion of the story. It doesn't exist yet! This will result in a vast amount of rewriting once the ending is finally discovered since much of the initial writing will no longer be germane to the story.
The one that all writers agree is the secret to their success. You need to actually sit down and write. Put that pen to paper or those fingers to keyboard and go for it. Actionlu is a great place to get started to find the right information.
If you don't get those words flowing on a regular basis, every day if you can manage it, you won't be able to produce anything to sell. And isn't that the point of this - to make a living doing it?
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