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Dang it!

Hey, does anyone else have a problem with stories that just won't end? I was sure I was about to wrap-up a story here. I had endings planned out and everything. I finished up five of the seven endings. Then, when I was writing the setup for ending #6 and #7, I realized that the story wasn't really done! There really should be a bit more there before it ends... and that means there's going to be more options and more endings! Darn it, I thought this one would get published this week...

I've read quite a few on the site that seemed like they never would.

I currently have the opposite problem.  With all the things I have going on with work and various projects it's as if I'm stuck in a Never-Beginning Story.

Here, maybe I can help you:

Once upon a time, a long time ago...

:)

I find it usually helps to make a list of all the different things you want to happen in your game and then plan it out, spreading all those things through different branches so that every path you choose is filled with important stuff and no pointless buffer.

... Well actually I find it helps to write a linear story game, but that's just me. 

Nice. I thought I had done that, just when I got to the end of one of the paths, there was more story waiting to be told!

I slapped the story around and showed it who was boss, then sucked it up and wrote the extra story parts, but then I just ended it (Hopefully it doesn't read like I did that, but it probably will). Either way, final pages are now written, now I just need to head back in there and proofread and make sure all the links work right! Yay, story!

Ah well, here goes nothing!

Found your first mistake! You mentioned the "Choose Your Own Story" books in your game, but if I remember correctly, the books were called "Choose Your Own Adventure" 

Ah, dang it again! ;)

Lol! Well I got to say it's fun so far. Don't know how you did the background and stuff but it's really effective ^_^

Glad to hear it. I was playing around with some different settings and I was hoping it wouldn't take away from the story.