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littlemanpoet · 06-21-2002, 08:51 AM

Thanks for the sympathizing, Laie and Thin. I did write all the way through the climax and the denouement once, but I'm really dissatisfied. I do have a goal, but things never work out quite the way it seems like they were supposed to. Who would have thought that it would be Gollum that ultimately makes sure the Ring fell into the Crack of Doom? (pretty nice segue, eh? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) My problem is that certain characters are very important and the first run through my story shows that the importance of my wizard, for example, never made it into the story. Now, does that mean I have a sequel, or that my story has a major flaw? I think both are true, but that means I have work to do to excise the flaw while leaving room for the sequel - which, by the way, has already been written some. Okay, I admit it: I have a trilogy or at least a duology (if that's a word). So much to write, so little time! Not really. Half a life time, probably - uh oh, I'll spare you all the melancholic thoughts... Anyways, I have a gut feeling that if I follow the line of each character that needs to be developed, while maintaining a page-turner type of grip to the story, then the END should reveal itself - maybe a lot later - or sooner - than I expect. Anybody else on Endings?

06-21-2002, 08:51 AM	#11
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Thanks for the sympathizing, Laie and Thin. I did write all the way through the climax and the denouement once, but I'm really dissatisfied. I do have a goal, but things never work out quite the way it seems like they were supposed to. Who would have thought that it would be Gollum that ultimately makes sure the Ring fell into the Crack of Doom? (pretty nice segue, eh? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) My problem is that certain characters are very important and the first run through my story shows that the importance of my wizard, for example, never made it into the story. Now, does that mean I have a sequel, or that my story has a major flaw? I think both are true, but that means I have work to do to excise the flaw while leaving room for the sequel - which, by the way, has already been written some. Okay, I admit it: I have a trilogy or at least a duology (if that's a word). So much to write, so little time! Not really. Half a life time, probably - uh oh, I'll spare you all the melancholic thoughts... Anyways, I have a gut feeling that if I follow the line of each character that needs to be developed, while maintaining a page-turner type of grip to the story, then the END should reveal itself - maybe a lot later - or sooner - than I expect. Anybody else on Endings?