I'm re-writing my manuscript and have opened myself begrudgingly to the idea that my current ending may be forced, not organic to the story. After reading your post, I feel better about allowing the characters and the story to tell me the ending, whether it be similar or very different to where I took the story in the last draft.
May your rewrite bring you many moments of clarity! I'm approaching the end of my zero-draft for this book and I know how much rewriting awaits! I'm feeling intimidated by it, so it's nice to know I'm in good company. Thanks for sharing.
Needed to hear this--been searching for an ending, with the suspicion it's already sort of there. Will take your good juju and advice and keep plugging!
It’s crazy how parallel my writing journey is to yours (see my newsletter tomorrow). You are right about the answers being in the words we’ve already written. Why do we get so muddled?
I know! We always seem to struggling with the same issues! I think we (writers) get so muddled because we think we always need to be creating or in control, when sometimes we've already created enough and we just have to let it play out.
I'm re-writing my manuscript and have opened myself begrudgingly to the idea that my current ending may be forced, not organic to the story. After reading your post, I feel better about allowing the characters and the story to tell me the ending, whether it be similar or very different to where I took the story in the last draft.
May your rewrite bring you many moments of clarity! I'm approaching the end of my zero-draft for this book and I know how much rewriting awaits! I'm feeling intimidated by it, so it's nice to know I'm in good company. Thanks for sharing.
Needed to hear this--been searching for an ending, with the suspicion it's already sort of there. Will take your good juju and advice and keep plugging!
Wishing you luck! Let me know how it goes :)
It’s crazy how parallel my writing journey is to yours (see my newsletter tomorrow). You are right about the answers being in the words we’ve already written. Why do we get so muddled?
I know! We always seem to struggling with the same issues! I think we (writers) get so muddled because we think we always need to be creating or in control, when sometimes we've already created enough and we just have to let it play out.
My daughter just asked what I’d like for my birthday and Endpapers is coming out in paperback on that day! Problem solved!!
I love this! Happy almost birthday! And thank you :)
I love this, Jen! Thanks for the reminder!