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Old 04-26-2017, 07:46 PM   #24
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I have no problems writing beginnings and middles, it's just the finish which gives me difficulties. A despair sets in about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the first draft, when I begin doubting everything; thinking the whole idea is stupid, or the writing is boring, or the plot is unrealistic, whatever, and I lose the heart to finish.
I've read (in a facebook Writer's group) that everyone goes through this phase. I've been feeling it with the current book I'm writing, but I'm continuing to write despite the thought that it's rubbish. But this thought does make it harder to begin each day. I've developed a ritual where I write some flash fiction in Write or Die to begin the day's writing.
Sorry to jump in. Have you considered writing the ending first? One of the bits of "advice" that stuck with me is that you should know how it ends before you start.
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