Endings are my own bane. I know how I want a story to end but can never get the story to end in a way that feels just right. I hate ending a story. Drives me up the wall.
Middles I love since that's where all the good stuff happens. As for advice, I don't know if I have any that's helpful. Everyone has their own way of writing - some are linear, some aren't. Some outline down to the smallest detail, some figure out the plot as they go.
For me, it helps to be organized. Not just to have the beginning and end in mind, but to know what needs to happen to get from the beginning to that ending. Which is why I love outlines, especially for the longer, more complicated works. They not only put the plot in order but help keep the major plot points on track.
How detailed to make the outline usually depends on the story - some outlines for some stories are longer than others - but I like to at least leave a little room to let the story develop how it needs to. Writing an outline doesn't mean doing exactly what that outline says - for me, most of the time, once I start writing I never look at the outline again. But it's there when things start getting so complicated you have no idea where to go next.
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Date: 2011-03-19 01:49 am (UTC)From:Middles I love since that's where all the good stuff happens. As for advice, I don't know if I have any that's helpful. Everyone has their own way of writing - some are linear, some aren't. Some outline down to the smallest detail, some figure out the plot as they go.
For me, it helps to be organized. Not just to have the beginning and end in mind, but to know what needs to happen to get from the beginning to that ending. Which is why I love outlines, especially for the longer, more complicated works. They not only put the plot in order but help keep the major plot points on track.
How detailed to make the outline usually depends on the story - some outlines for some stories are longer than others - but I like to at least leave a little room to let the story develop how it needs to. Writing an outline doesn't mean doing exactly what that outline says - for me, most of the time, once I start writing I never look at the outline again. But it's there when things start getting so complicated you have no idea where to go next.