Yup, I hate it when they hand me the ending too soon. The best you can do (barring surprises) is race to the end so you can start the next one and feel excited again.
Good question. I've tried this in the past. It's been my experience that when I try to force in a new direction, the end result is poor. I have no idea why. It just doesn't really work out for me. My "best" stories, according to readers, are the ones that surprised me during the writing process. Not sure if that will always be the case, but it's worked for me. I write best when I have absolutely no idea where I'm going.
Yup, I hate it when they hand me the ending too soon. The best you can do (barring surprises) is race to the end so you can start the next one and feel excited again.
That's the plan. As soon as I saw the ending, another idea for a story popped in my head. I should be able to wrap this one up in a day.
Perfect.
Question:
If you know where the story is going,
and you get bored,
can you then focus on forcing the story in a new direction,
such as introducing a new complication or turning a character around and pointing it in another, possibly opposite direction?
Good question. I've tried this in the past. It's been my experience that when I try to force in a new direction, the end result is poor. I have no idea why. It just doesn't really work out for me. My "best" stories, according to readers, are the ones that surprised me during the writing process. Not sure if that will always be the case, but it's worked for me. I write best when I have absolutely no idea where I'm going.