Shulammite

write a novel (read all 2 entries…)
There's no end!

I came to a conclusion: my novel never ends. And it’s pretty sad, b’coz I won’t get this thing done until I kill the main hero or make up some ‘live happily ever after”.
I change the point of the novel every day, to the extent of my understanding of the world. So that it gets deeper and deeper.
How do you guys decide what’s the main goal for your hero and where his journey is finished?

May 30, 2006, 08:13PM PDT


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pumpkinna

dreaded outline

I would recommend reading the Marshall Plan for Novel Writing. If your story never ends, I would suggest an outline of some sort. Perhaps your story would be better as a series instead of one book. If you don’t have a outline of some sort, then how are you going to know when its going to end. How are you going to know if its interesting or not.

Jun 02, 2006, 11:54AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

Shulammite

outline!

Yeah, the outline is important, and I understand it…somehow I always keep outlining the novel, adding new elements… so maybe I need a more sophisticated approach.
Thanks for recommending me a book, I’ll try to read it.

Jun 02, 2006, 05:43PM PDT | Respond to this


 

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