Found that old trick of writing the ending first actually worked for me.

I was stuck on a fantasy story for like 3 months, couldn't get past chapter two. Then I just wrote the final scene on a napkin during lunch at a diner off Route 9. Knew where I was going after that, and the whole thing came together in about 2 weeks. Anyone else ever try jumping ahead like that and have it click?

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seth_singh201mo agoMost Upvoted

Ha, my napkin note was so bad I lost the diner's address.

piper7791mo ago

Doesn't knowing the ending kill all the FUN of discovering the story as you write?

dakotab931mo ago

Did your napkin ending actually make it into the final draft or did you rewrite it completely?