The Secret I Used to Get From the ‘Mushy Middle’ to ‘The End’

Unleashing the power of writing your ending first

Easier said than done. Photo by hannah grace on Unsplash

So you want to be an author?

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Me, too.

Have you felt the pain of getting that first draft onto the page? The words… so many words.

But … I just typed THE END on my current work in progress. What a feeling!

I’m so excited. I just can’t hide it. Photo by Patti Black on Unsplash

I want to celebrate: dance, cry, sing, drink. All the things.

But I’ll refrain. Many of you are likely in the same position I was two months ago. I feel your pain, your frustration, and your almost irresistible desire to throw your laptop out the window of a moving car … and in front of a train.

Stupid laptop. Photo by Michael Denning on Unsplash

I had the inciting incident early, the love interest (including the spicy (first time, just saying)) drafted, even the climax in my head. But I had the hardest time getting the story from there to the ending. I knew…