I can't quit Bella.

Most of the time I wrap up my stories with a big conclusion on part ten. Usually, I'm already thinking about my next character and feeling eager to move on. Besides after nearly three hundred pages of humiliation, what's left for our heroine to do...or have done to her? (Or him!)

But this time, I've reached part ten…I’m over twenty pages into it…and my story isn't near the end. I still have a few things in store for Bella! This happened to me with Lexi's Story too. But that time it ran over because the dialogue went longer than I expected in part ten. This time it's different.

The story arc that I charted out could easily fill another three parts. I might keep going and pounce on the next exit ramp. I wish I had a better sense of reader engagement with the Bella story. Any thoughts?