I never liked open ended comics because there was never really much of a satisfying solution to the stories they were telling - they always dovetailed into the next thread.
So when I started my comics, I was very big on "I will have the whole story in my head before I do comic #1."
Closetspace (http://dolari.net/cs) is fairly rigidly plotted, and its following that plot very closely.
"A Wish for Wings" (http://dolari.net/awfw) was less rigidly plotted, and more of an outline that I would follow, but aiming towards an ending. In fact, we HIT that ending in episodes #101 and 104 (no pun iuntended).
That said, AWFW continued because, on the way to that ending, a sequel appeared in my head. That sequel was originally called "A Harp Within My Hand" but instead of making a new comic, I simply extended the story. Harp Within My Hand was also completely outlined before I weaved it into the comic.
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