Your goal, under such circumstances, should be to make sure that no matter when your editor publishes your novel, it will stand as a complete work—or as complete as is humanly possible. Yes, some story elements will remain unresolved, but no important business will be left undone. In particular, those who helped you will have been thanked for their help, and the people you love will know of this love. There will be precious few things about the plot that you would want to change, if you had it in your power to do so. This is in part because of the choices you made but also, and more important,
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