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Endings..GAH
RokofAges75:
I usually think of the basic idea first, but before I start writing it, I have to have at least a general idea of how it's going to end.
MellzBellz:
Usually the first two things I come up with are a beginning and an ending. Sometimes that ending changes are its not completely clear, but I usually have a general idea of where I want the story and the characters to be when I do decide to end it.
Sakabelle:
Well, I had something of an idea for an ending but now I'm not so sure that I like it anymore. I guess it's that I've come to really like the characters and now I don't want to end the story on the somewhat plain and boring note that I had originally intended. Perhaps I'll throw in some drama for good measure haha
Thanks for your help :) *hugs for everyone* Yay!
honey:
ooh, thats always hard. I recently had to change the whole ending of my story. I just had to really get in my characters heads and put myself in their shoes. But, I finally did come up with something and I'm actually a lot more excited about the new ending than the first one.
Purpura Lipstick:
I typically have an idea of where a story is going, but sometimes the characters move the story in a different direction then I intend. In Darkness of Vampires, the ending in that story is NOT the ending I had intended, but April and Kevin took the story in a different direction and I couldn't end it that original way. The basic idea of how the first story was going to end is still how the 2nd story ended though.
When writing Amnesia, I had NO idea of how that was going to end, but let the twists and turns I kept making with the main characters steer the story and how it ended was how it needed to end.
I agree with mare about thinking about your story before you sleep or let your mind drift to your story as you listen to music. Both of those ways have developed plot lines and endings for my stories in the past. :-D
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