Know your ending. So many of my writer friends tell me that knowing the ending of your novel will stifle your creativity, limit the possibilities. I disagree. For me, knowing where I was going while I was writing Baby Grand helped me to get there, no different than driving a car to a destination. On many long nights, being able to envision the final scene was like a beacon in the darkness when I was plagued with doubt and suffering from writer’s block. And once I got to the last page of Baby Grand, my last lines were pretty much as I thought they’d be. However, the circumstances around those lines had changed — scenes were rewritten, characters had developed in new and surprising ways — and that’s because even though I’d ended up where I knew I was going, I had taken a few detours along the way.
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Good tip! Detours enliven the trip but only when you know you’re eventually going to reach your destination :)
Years ago I had no idea of my first novel’s ending as I plugged away at the story. It ended up so badly written that I’ve buried it away, never to be seen. I’ve since found that knowing where I want to end up keeps me on track and helps me avoid wallowing in scenes that really have nothing to do with the plot.
Totally agree, Carol! For me, knowing the ending made all the difference. Thanks so much for your comment!
Some very thought provoking* *observations* *in there. Don’t give up – they are enjoyed thoroughly!!!
Thank you, Henry! And thanks for stopping by. :)
Very good tip. I agree with you very much so, but I also think it appends on the story and if you have a theme to the story going.
I write both with knowing and without knowing the ending, appending on the story I’ve got going.
One fan fiction I did, I knew the start and the end, but had no middle until I had written the first two chapters, though it hadn’t changed the ending.