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Posts published in “Day: February 10, 2026

When the Story Changes Its Mind (and You Let It)

There is a moment in drafting that feels suspiciously like failure. You look at your outline.You look at what you actually wrote.And the two are no longer on speaking terms. A chapter landed somewhere you didn’t plan. A scene expanded. Another one vanished. A section you assumed would stretch farther suddenly feels… done. Not unfinished. Not rushed. Done. This is usually where writers panic. We start asking the wrong questions. Did I mess up the…