Ending a Novel
“I have never started a poem yet whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering.”
― Robert Frost
I have never agreed with a quote so much as this by Robert Frost. When working in sales and marketing, presentations had a start, middle, and end. I've discovered that when writing a novel, these principles do not apply.
The START
The first line, is an inspiration. The first 100 pages are hard work. As Hemingway wrote - “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
The MIDDLE
The ensemble write this. Their lives direct the story. You are simply their tool.
The END
Is unknown to me until very close to the actual end. It's a bit like a SatNav which takes you up a goat track. It looks like she's gone mad, but you get to where you wanted to go.
NEVER TRY TO PLAN AN END WHEN YOU START
― Robert Frost
I have never agreed with a quote so much as this by Robert Frost. When working in sales and marketing, presentations had a start, middle, and end. I've discovered that when writing a novel, these principles do not apply.
The START
The first line, is an inspiration. The first 100 pages are hard work. As Hemingway wrote - “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
The MIDDLE
The ensemble write this. Their lives direct the story. You are simply their tool.
The END
Is unknown to me until very close to the actual end. It's a bit like a SatNav which takes you up a goat track. It looks like she's gone mad, but you get to where you wanted to go.
NEVER TRY TO PLAN AN END WHEN YOU START
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