Great. I have just put the full stop at the end of another story, except that I haven’t finished. There is still a scene in the middle to write, but at least I know how it ends. Does anyone else write like that, sliding backwards and forwards through the story?
I read like that as well, which is one advantage of physical as opposed to e-books. I start at the front and get to know the protagonists and get the scene and plot established and then I often jump around, reading a bit here and a bit there. I may read the end and then go back and fill in all the gaps. Mostly the entire book gets read in the end. It’s not a very disciplined way of reading I know, but it suits my flibberty-gibbert brain.
This one is a short story to be included in an anthology to be published by Steam E-Reads, promoting their authors. Well, it’s supposed to be short but I am already running over the maximum word count so some strict editing is in order. Still, it has been fun to write and I like to think that it’s an improvement on my last. Hope the readers think so too. It is set in a coastal town and in my mind, it’s located in the vicinity of Robe, one of my favourite seaside places to stay.
Errands to run now but I feel that I have jumped a big hurdle with the ending. Perhaps tonight I can fill in the rest. Does this mirror your experiences as well?
I cone up with an end when I write but it never finishes the way I expect.
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I guess that’s one of the fascinating things about being a writer. Sometimes you are just as much surprised about what flows from your pen as are you readers.
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