tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post5182633919217831690..comments2024-03-05T11:26:21.204-06:00Comments on All the World's Our Page: The eight stages of writing an endingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-63615590349657485602010-12-09T09:26:00.565-06:002010-12-09T09:26:00.565-06:00Ha! I went through all those stages, and I must be...Ha! I went through all those stages, and I must be edging into the relief stage now (although there's still that imp I shut in the closet wringing its hands, emitting worried squeaks that I flopped this time). <br /><br />I'll be writing the last words of my novel (aside from a final polish before I offer it up to my agent) today. Doing something I've never done before and ending it with a short letter from a character who gets a lot of mention in the story, but has never been on stage. I put it off as long as I could because I wasn't sure I could hear her voice, but once I finally dove in yesterday she had me blubbering over my keyboard. I guess that's good. <br /><br />I'm one of those writers who will jump ahead and rough out the final scene/s whenever they come to me. In this case it was about 2/3 of the way through, writing linear. That hasn't always happened. It's comforting when it does.Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-11980644732595714792010-12-09T07:55:13.010-06:002010-12-09T07:55:13.010-06:00I flipped through my story today trying to find a ...I flipped through my story today trying to find a blog post-worthy snip and now I'm more discouraged than ever. I'm at #5 for the whole dang novel.Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2274987097756433491.post-1293834854734036462010-12-09T07:30:59.269-06:002010-12-09T07:30:59.269-06:00Love it! I'm still at stage 2 of the 'dati...Love it! I'm still at stage 2 of the 'dating stages' with my WIP, I may never, ever, ever, ever get to the end of a novel......Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.com