woman seeking ending, happy or tragic
Jan. 28th, 2006 09:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lathrielI'm still at a loss as to how to really end My Books. I'm thinking about killing the main character because it makes the most sense, but at the same time one of the themes of the books is thwarting prophecy and destiny and all that, and if he dies it would be like he was a victim of destiny... but at the same time he would be making a sacrafice that allows everyone else to determine their own destinies... meeeeeh! I'm an artist tortured by my own work.
In the meantime, I've been working on outlining my other books to try and see what the best ending would be and how best to format everything... and I'm thinking about reworking the 1st Book to be more like the short story I wrote in 2003, in which the main character really is a mystery until the end. Unfortunately, I can't think of a way to work that without losing out on a lot of other main characters, or making them so totally vague as to detract from the quality of the story. ARRG. But it would be so much cooler if I could. Maybe I don't have to make him a total mystery. Maybe the truth about him can be implied by other characters, but never really stated.
Should I make the first Book capable of standing alone, for publication purposes? Or should I incorporate stuff that's going on elsewhere that doesn't come into play until later in the series? I mean, I would incorporate stuff having to do with it throughout the other books, but it would just be kind of in the background until Book 4, although one of the characters is in Book 1. It would save me from back-story (BS) later.
I know, I know. If these books are my babies, my masterpiece, I shouldn't settle for only the first one getting published. So if I'm determined to get them all published, I should write them as one, 6-7 part book. But, publication is such a pain in the ass. RAWRRSARGFGFGLEBLARRGJ.
I hate making decisions. I hate industries. If I had better people skills I'd just self-publish and self-promote. But I don't have any people skills and I can't talk in front of large (over 10 people) audiences.
Ok, I'm going to go outline some more. If I decide to incorporate the other stuff, it's just a matter of inserting it where it's appropriate along the time line. Right? Right.
I'm affraid of commitment!
Ahh!
In the meantime, I've been working on outlining my other books to try and see what the best ending would be and how best to format everything... and I'm thinking about reworking the 1st Book to be more like the short story I wrote in 2003, in which the main character really is a mystery until the end. Unfortunately, I can't think of a way to work that without losing out on a lot of other main characters, or making them so totally vague as to detract from the quality of the story. ARRG. But it would be so much cooler if I could. Maybe I don't have to make him a total mystery. Maybe the truth about him can be implied by other characters, but never really stated.
Should I make the first Book capable of standing alone, for publication purposes? Or should I incorporate stuff that's going on elsewhere that doesn't come into play until later in the series? I mean, I would incorporate stuff having to do with it throughout the other books, but it would just be kind of in the background until Book 4, although one of the characters is in Book 1. It would save me from back-story (BS) later.
I know, I know. If these books are my babies, my masterpiece, I shouldn't settle for only the first one getting published. So if I'm determined to get them all published, I should write them as one, 6-7 part book. But, publication is such a pain in the ass. RAWRRSARGFGFGLEBLARRGJ.
I hate making decisions. I hate industries. If I had better people skills I'd just self-publish and self-promote. But I don't have any people skills and I can't talk in front of large (over 10 people) audiences.
Ok, I'm going to go outline some more. If I decide to incorporate the other stuff, it's just a matter of inserting it where it's appropriate along the time line. Right? Right.
I'm affraid of commitment!
Ahh!
