Endings are never easy

What if…

How many times have you enjoyed a book right up to the end, but when you closed it, you felt unsatisfied? Not in the sense that the ending wasn’t “happy,” but rather that the last chapter seemed slapped together? Or predictable? Or missing something?

Endings are not easy. I recall when my agent mentioned she thought my novel might need an additional scene at the end to “round things out.” Another scene? What could that possibly entail? I was gobsmacked at first. Even though I liked t...