Why I Begin with the End

Barry Napier planted the seed with a post about deus ex machina ("god from a machine"), KV Taylor watered the garden with a a nod to Hitchcock, and now I add my nickel's worth to the discussion. (it was two cents but inflation kicked in)

Why I Begin with the End

Two things need to happen before I write a story:

1. The seed, the spark, the idea. This usually involves a character and a conflict.

2. A resolution for that conflict--somewhere I'm going with the story. This resolution often changes as I w