So I've hit 60k on the WIP--woot! BUT that also means I'm staring down the climax and ending, the final act--which just sends me burying my head in the sand.
Can I make a confession? Writing endings is the bane of my existence. I always struggle with getting my head around those final few chapters.
I know where I want things to end up--in romance, that's pretty obvious--happily ever after. I know who my bad guy/gal is in my suspense subplot. Know what needs to be revealed. But how I get all that out and make it climactic and satisfying (and not melodramatic or predictable or contrived or clichéd) is proving to be challenging,
So here I sit, with the end in sight but out of reach. Totally stuck. Bleh. I need this thing done. I live in a state of unrest during the rough draft phase. I'm ready for the next step, which I find much more comfortable--revising and rewriting.
Now back to staring into space, trying to put all the necessary puzzle pieces together to craft my final few chapters.
So how about you? Where are you at with your WIP? Which part of the novel do your struggle with writing the most (beginning, middle, end)? Do you enjoy drafting or revising more?
