A Story Is Like a Horse
Even if you get it to stop, it might not end well. If the story needs to go a specific direction that badly, forcing it in another serves little but your own pride and stubbornness. One of the best habits for a writer to learn is to be sensitive to where the story you’ve started is headed. If you want a specific ending that badly, you’re going to have to go back and reshape the story until it stops leading you somewhere else.
