A Perfect Ending!

When I started writing this morning, I was extremely surprised to find that after writing the first two paragraphs, my story had ended. Just like that, I had the final words of my final chapter. Something which caused a bit of concern, as the main conflict had not yet been resolved.  But it had to be the final paragraph, as it was the perfect ending! So, I pushed it to the end of the page, and went to work resolving the other issues. I had to resolve the conflict, and take the story to its final conclusion. Thankfully this was much easier than it sounds, as it seems as if the manuscript is at long last ready to be completed. I never know when it will end until I get there.

Even after having written five novels, it still amazes me at how little control I have over my manuscripts. When I was given this one -by my voices- I honestly thought it was going to be a simple short story. Wrong. Then I thought it was going to be a novelette. Wrong again. It turns out this one wanted to be a novella, which is in between a novelette and a novel.  How wonderful we authors have so many options! I expect to finish with the first draft tomorrow, after which time I will start my final edits. Since the story has taken so many unexpected turns, I have things I need to fix. The main heroine has undergone a name change-of course she has- they always do. There are other changes, nothing major, but enough the reader would catch them if not corrected.  #almostfinished! #Listeningtomyvoices! #Ilovewriting!