Okay for all you writers that read this blog, this is for you. I need you all!
My trouble currently is just the last scene of my book. Actually its the fact that if I write it then my book is done. Part of me just doesn’t want to end it now. I’ve spent an entire year with this book. I can’t easily just end it. Yes, I know I will still spend time with it while I edit it. Not to mention how much time I’ll spend sending it to agents and publishers. And the fact that this book is part of at least a trilogy.
But, of course, part of me is screaming “Stop being so stupid and just finish the book already!” I really want it to be done now. I want to start editing.
Maybe I’m just crazy. Writers, what do you think? Any thoughts or advice for me?
Will you finish the first book with thoughts toward the second? Maybe ending with a hand-wringing cliff hanger. Or is it a dish of comfort food, complete unto itself?
I’m excited for you as you forge ahead!
I will answer all of those in my next post actually.
Finishing a long piece is always very emotional for me for some reason. It’s like the pinnacle of satisfaction with the knowledge that you’ll never be there in that place again…like immediate nostalgia. You should try it
Thank you for that. Stay tuned for my next blog. :)
Finishing your text symbolises time for change, a new direction. Take a deep breath, write the last part, and then congratulate yourself.
It is a major achievement, and of course you are worried. There is no going back. But just think, what lies ahead?
Thank you for that! Yeah, this is huge for me. It’s the first book I’ve stuck with for this long and it’ll be my first finished novel.
And a lot lies ahead.
Thanks for the encouragement. (But its still kinda scary.)