Does Our Story Have Everything It Needs?

Whether we’ve recently finished NaNoWriMo, or we have a completed story that we’re not sure works, we might struggle with deciding what to do next. Especially if we worry our story is a hot mess, we might be tempted to just shove it under the metaphorical bed and forget about it.

If we don’t mind that we spent time writing a story condemned to the dust bunnies, “trunking” a story is a valid choice. Just the process of writing and working through a story can teach us a lot, so the time isn’t...