I’m finishing up my second to last chapter tonight. It’s a “Ben” chapter. He’s my favorite narrator. He’ll be doing the epilogue as well. (I’m not counting the epilogue as one of my chapters. Should I be?)

Here’s my problem. I want to wrap everything up. But I want the pay-off to be good for the reader. I’ve caused so much drama, so much tension and now I need to let things come full circle. I just keep second-guessing myself. Does this conversation work? Does it do what I need it to do? Does this make sense? Will a reader sympathize with these people? Will the reader be happy and full when my couple finally gets together?