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I have written a number of novels, but none have been finished to the point of being publishable. The closest I got was back in 1989 when I was approaching the end of the second draft of a book set in the aftermath of a nuclear attack - then the INF treaty was signed and the Berlin Wall came down, so I abandoned that novel (which had taken years to research and write).

Since then I have begun, but not finished, many first drafts - one as long as 50K (for Nano, but it doesn't end the plot).

I need advice or pointing to a good book on the topic of actually getting a novel FINISHED.

Since the fiasco of 'The Seventh Angel' (the title of my nuclear war book, which I afterwards nicknamed 'The Redundant Angel') I seem to lose heart and burn out at some point. I don't run out of ideas: the book is outlined in advance, I just run out of energy.

So how do you keep going to the end? Please tell me. If any good 'how to write your novel to the end' book has helped, please tell.