{"id":21872,"date":"2026-04-12T20:27:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=21872"},"modified":"2026-04-12T20:27:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:27:51","slug":"is-this-the-end-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=21872","title":{"rendered":"Is This The End? #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 13, 2026<\/p>\n

From your story\u2019s point of view, how does it feel when you, the author, writes \u201cThe End?\u201d<\/h3>\n

It’s been a long time coming.<\/h4>\n

She started out with high hopes, ready to discover where the story idea would take her. When she started, I knew better than to believe she’d found the right beginning. The other stories on the computer warned me she had a habit of starting and restarting her writing. They were right. She started this one three times, then set it aside to work on another story. I despaired that I’d ever get written.<\/p>\n

But she got back to me – eventually. And she restarted from the beginning. It was better, in my opinion,\u00a0 but it wasn’t easier for her. She struggled. If she got two hundred words in a day, she celebrated. Once in a rare while, she’d break 500 words. Then there were days she wouldn’t even open me up.<\/p>\n

I didn’t like being ignored. So, every time she sat at the computer, I’d nag her. It was her fault, really. She put a shortcut on her desktop, after all.<\/p>\n

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Well, she got to the end – eventually. Or almost. The other stories warned me. She hates ending a story. She’ll hold off as long as she can. Starting the editing before ever finishing is her favorite way to delay. Still, she’ll get there.<\/p>\n

And when she does, when she writes “The End,” she’ll push her chair back and take the clich\u00e9d deep breath. I will cheer for her – for us. It’ll take a while until she’s done with me. Rumors mentioned five rounds of editing. That’s alright with me. She’s brought me to life.<\/p>\n

How do the stories of our other authors feel when she writes “the End?” Find out by checking out their posts by following the links below.<\/p>\n

And, as always, please stay safe until the next time.<\/p>\n

Goal update. I’m at about 49,000 words. I’m inching closer to the end, but there’s a lot of loose ends to tie up. I wrote a bunch of red herrings.<\/em><\/p>\n

April 13, 2026<\/p>\n

From your story\u2019s point of view, how does it feel when you, the author writes \u201cThe End?\u201d<\/p>\n

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