To Change the Ending or Not to Change the Ending?
Book endings are a bit of a conundrum, aren’t they? You have an ending in mind that you think is pretty good. Then, by the time you get to that part of the novel, you decide that too much has changed and the ending you had in mind won’t work, or it’s not good enough and you come up with something better, or your timing and triggers are off and you’ve completely screwed the pooch and need to revamp the whole thing - multiple times.
It’s not like I’d know from…
Answering the Publishing Question
As many of you know, I’m working on the end of the second novel in Zelstrason’s Saga and, of course, I’m getting excited about completing it. Because of that, I’ve been mentioning it to people now and then. Unsurprisingly, this has resulted in some asking if the first novel is coming out any time soon, and the question has come up enough times now that I thought I should address it publicly. The answer depends on how you define “soon.”
New Year Novel Writing Update
Happy New Year! And oh happy day when progress is made.
Okay, several days, not just one day. And major progress. No, really, MAJOR progress. I’ve written nearly 12,000 words in the last 4 days alone, and January 2nd isn’t over yet. I can’t believe I’m nearly at the halfway mark.
Christmas Novel Writing Update
I’m celebrating.
Why am I celebrating? Well, I’m celebrating because Christmas brought about the right frame of mind for writing. Where are the hats and horns?
Oh wait, we have several more days before we break those out.
Regardless, the point is that I’ve spent time working on Book 2 recently.