We all suffer through the urge to tie it up at one point or another. Resist and you’ll have an ending worthy or your story.
I see this often in books and I don’t know if it happens because of time pressure or because of writer skill, but here’s what happens –
A book starts off strong and you’re thinking “wow, this is a great story!” but then somewhere, usually about ½ to 2/3rd of the way the writing gets noticeably weaker. It almost feels like the writer is rushing to get out a finished product.
It was a great idea and it needs to be published *now!*
While accomplished and practiced writers who follow formulas like Patterson (nothing against him, just read his book ZOO) if a writer does not have the strength of story organization and formula under her belt, things quickly fall apart.
And the reader senses that.
Perhaps the best example I’ve read of this is Wild where you’re going along and then (literally) in the final few paragraphs, the author…
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I found the Rush To the End post helpful and reblogged it as well. I was drawn back to it this week and found your follow-up quote to be just the thing I needed as yet another reminder to slow down. Thanks! I’ll be referring to your quote in my wrap-up to this week’s writing.
Oh yeah, I love this post. 🙂 Glad I could help. Good luck! 🙂
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