Boy, I am tired. I've been mulling over the ending of this book so much, I just want it done with so I can start editing it. I am tired of writing this book, but in a different way than any of the others. It's mostly because the ending is there--it's just taking forever to get through it--that is wearisome. That's a nice change from wanting it to be over because I have something else in mind that I want to start.
Of course, I'm still nervous about the ending. It's fitting, but I can't say that it's super cool, y'know? I want it to be really fulfilling, and I think I have some good parts, but that isn't really enough for me. If I've just taken the reader through a 300,000 word journey, I want the ending to feel like it was worth the trip--and that the trip was fun while there, too. I came to an interesting crossroads today, though. I could either make one of the major players in the book be a bad guy--sudden flip that you could kind of see being possible looking back on the rest of the story--or not. In the end, I thought the sudden flip would be a little too predictable, so I didn't do it. Whether or not the rest of the book is as predictable, well, I don't know. I want the appropriate ending, if you know what I mean, not one that's a 'happy ending' or a 'sad ending'.
In terms of output, I'm on track with about 6,700 words, which is saying something because I didn't think it would work out the way I needed to today (we had family pictures this morning). I have three weeks left to get my goal, which means six chapters in that time. I also have a quidditch party in two weeks, so that could affect the goal, though I also have Memorial Day...well, we'll just have to see, I guess.
Oh, because of an event in the story, I dropped out some of the poems I've been writing for the book. It actually makes it kind of hard to write my Nicomachus chapters, as I'm so used to them being prefaced with a poem. I'm just documenting that...it doesn't really mean anything to anyone who hasn't read the book. ;]
Of course, I'm still nervous about the ending. It's fitting, but I can't say that it's super cool, y'know? I want it to be really fulfilling, and I think I have some good parts, but that isn't really enough for me. If I've just taken the reader through a 300,000 word journey, I want the ending to feel like it was worth the trip--and that the trip was fun while there, too. I came to an interesting crossroads today, though. I could either make one of the major players in the book be a bad guy--sudden flip that you could kind of see being possible looking back on the rest of the story--or not. In the end, I thought the sudden flip would be a little too predictable, so I didn't do it. Whether or not the rest of the book is as predictable, well, I don't know. I want the appropriate ending, if you know what I mean, not one that's a 'happy ending' or a 'sad ending'.
In terms of output, I'm on track with about 6,700 words, which is saying something because I didn't think it would work out the way I needed to today (we had family pictures this morning). I have three weeks left to get my goal, which means six chapters in that time. I also have a quidditch party in two weeks, so that could affect the goal, though I also have Memorial Day...well, we'll just have to see, I guess.
Oh, because of an event in the story, I dropped out some of the poems I've been writing for the book. It actually makes it kind of hard to write my Nicomachus chapters, as I'm so used to them being prefaced with a poem. I'm just documenting that...it doesn't really mean anything to anyone who hasn't read the book. ;]
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