For me a story is done when I can read it and not cringe. When I’m revising a story, I focus on what’s not working. I usually set something aside for a little bit, and if I come back to it and feel that it’s complete, I trust that sense. You kind of know.
Recorded Alec Niedenthal, New Routes in Fiction: NEEL PATEL with Alec Niedenthal, The Brooklyn Rail, 1 March 2019 source ↗