Oh no, both stories will have an ending, it's just that I haven't figured it out yet. Though I do tend to focus more on the journey than the destination.
Also, since you're new here, you can reply to multiple people at the same time by creating a new reply and putting an @ by their username. Like so:
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Thank you for that tip!
I enjoy providing individual responses to each comment. But that's just me.
I will keep that feature you mentioned in mind.
For me both my stories do have planned endings, I just need to write them really. (As I'm about 4/5 of the way through both 
)
They have change slightly from what planned originally when I was still doing plot outlines and making notes for the stories.
I won't spoil that much in the diary but I think the ending is actually a reveal of one of the characters, possibly a plot twist. I already finished writing the diary but I started writing another one which sets after these events.
For my current series - yes, I have a concrete plan for what the ending will be :]
In general though, I'm not someone who comes up with the ending from the get go and 'work backwards' or 'fill in the gaps'; my idea for how my series will end develops alongside my ideas for other scenes and story directions. If I have a clear-cut idea of the ending, I generally also have an idea of how I'll get there. Even then, sometimes I'll change my mind about the ending, and sometimes I have multiple 'ending candidates' which I will choose the ending from depending on what path I feel I want to take the story through.
For one series I'm planning, it was initially supposed to be an episodic thing that goes on for as long as I have something to add to it, so I wasn't even planning on having an overall ending (of course I planned to have endings for smaller episode and arc plots though :P). But eventually it developed a 'myth arc' with its own ending, so that's probably the closest thing to an ending that series will have (I still think I might add 'bonus episodes' after the 'myth arc' concludes, sort of like anime OVAs)
Basically I have a sense of direction, but nothing's nailed down until the full story is on the page in some form 
Yes. I planned my medium-long form webcomic to run like a movie as I intended. so there will be an ending for my MC as he reaches another life stage. I already know who, what, where, when, (the highs the lows, the pacings)-- but not the detail HOW, that would have to be planned when I'm ready to work (draw) on particular chapter.
I definitely need to have the ending in mind before I even write! 
Usually, I outline the skeleton of the story from the very start. The ending tends to be the clearest in my head. How I get to that ending may deviate slightly from the original outline but doesn't go out of expectations.
It depends for me. I usually have a vague idea of where the story will end but sometimes when I finally reach it, things have changed. One time my bad guy came in to early and I just went with it.
For my current story I had a few key scenes throughout already planned, but I figured out how to get there as I went.
Yeh I have an ending in mind. Originally it was going to be something really, really simple... but then I got excited with the fact that I can put in ANY genre in my story. Story would later grow and then I got excited with the fact I can stuff in a plotline I've always wanted to do inspired by my favorite anime movies of all time.
And then I got EVEN MORE excited with the fact that I can add in a rock, paper, scissors mechanic similar to Jojo. I shouldn't be ambitious about a project about stick figures, but HERE WE ARE lmao.
This is the one, with the new beginning. The older version is also still online but I changed some stuff.
Also when you click on the icon of a creator, you can often see their comics linked in it. You can add this in your profile description here in the forum.
Endings are hard, but they are also hard for the pros and everyone has their own solution for it.
I grew up with european comics like Tintin, Asterix, Lucky Luke and Clever & Smart.
American comics often had "to be continued" endings. The euro comics always had an ending.
Asterix & Lucky Luke had similiar endings but they also had the same writer or writing style.
The problem is solved Lucky Luke rides into the sunset (in every book) or Asterix has a celebration
with the whole village after the problem is solved.
Tintin has endings which remind of movies, problem soltution takes place over the last 4 pages,
the ending is usually an epic scene like a ship leaving the harbor and everyone is waving. The
endings differ, Tintin also has more pages than Lucky Luke and Asterix. Lucky Luke has new artists
and writers nowadays and I have the feeling that they have a harder time with the storywriting, the
problem solution in the last book was a tornado and that was kind of ridiculous.
Clever & Smart was different, the main characters are in constant trouble and the trouble reaches
the climax at the end and then they chase their boss or each other, whoever caused the problem
and it was usually an ending with everyone running, cursing and holding weapons in their hand.
Really stupid, I loved it as a kid
Which all leads us to the important question. How to write a good ending?
I haven´t found it out yet and I know that this is very individual. I wish there was an easy formula
It depends but I usually have a clear idea of how I want the story to end. It can change of course as I write the novel and wants to take it in another direction but usually the main ideas remains
You write romance stories, right?
Can you give some examples of possible endings?
I´m writing a romance plot right now, it´s a funny romance story and I´m thinking about how
to end it
I do!
Well, for example on the last novel I wrote 'Broken Hearts' it ends with the main characters having the life they always wanted (At the beginning of the novel they are both teenagers, unhappy with their lives and wants to run away to have a fresh start. Through the years, they both have different hardships, from their past and current life). So for this novel I had two main ideas for a possible ending. One of them being happier (the one I ended up picking as I had tons of ideas for a sequel) but the other one was a lot darker with one of the characters dying because he couldn't stop doing drugs and never got the help he needed to get past his looks and his problems and, in consequences, the other character being stuck in an unhappy arranged marriage
I think it really depends on what your story is about and how you can finish the novel while still being cohesive with the rest of the story
I hope it made sense and helped a little!
It does help, it´s always interesting to read the thought process behind storywriting.
I´m trying to get better at writing and I´m at the beginning of it
The beginning is never easy but with practice I'm sure you will get there!
Have you already started to publish your novel? I would love to check it out when you do 
I only wrote a couple of short stories and I just sent part 1 of 3 of a comic book to a contest.
I have nothing online. The comic book has a chaotic story, I tried to work with writers but it
all didn´t work out so I had to write my own story to make the book, I´m not happy with the
writing but I´m happy with the art.
I would want to write a romantic comedy story one day
I will check out your stories too
Oh I see! Good luck for your contest!
If you ever post it online, let me know. Romantic comedy sounds good!
And thank you, I hope you will enjoy them 
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