The End Means the Real Writing Begins

Let me tell you a story about persistance. No, don't leave, it's interesting and funny even. At least, I can make it funny if you'd just stay...that's better. So, there was this story I started earlier this year. It was a great story that I'd outlined and spent considerable time plotting and building before I even started the first sentence. This usually works for me, and things were rolling really well until oh, about June-ish. The story completely stalled. Writing a handful of words seemed...