Jilly Asks:\xa01) Last words: strategies for getting to the end and writing a good ending.2) How to avoid \u201cand then\u201d (sort of related to #1)3) Thoughts on cliffhangers as endings (also sort of related to #1)4) First words. I find the first paragraph to be the hardest writing in the story. What\u2019s that process like for you and how do you approach what to write first?5) Have you ever abandoned a story? What\u2019s the process you go through in making that decision?\xa0Tonight's So Far Unseen (in public) Required Short Pitch:\xa0Ten bodies later, you still don't have an ending and you hate yourself.