Author Topic: The End Can't Come Fast Enough (Read 12300 times)

Rose Andrews · « **on:** October 17, 2018, 12:58:47 PM »

I just hit the 3/4 mark of my WIP and I'm freaking obsessed with finishing this thing but it seems like there's always X more chapters. I've been staying up late, waking up early and still there's always a mountain of words to climb before the official finish. Why can't I just be done n.a.o???

Post-Doctorate D · « **Reply #1 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM »

Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.

Jeff Tanyard · « **Reply #2 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:02:24 PM »

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM

Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

Rose Andrews · « **Reply #3 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM »

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM

Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.

Lol, I write romance. No one can really die...sigh. Honestly, at this point it's always tempting to finish it when they fall in love but noooo...I have to keep going just a bit further so they can be ripped apart then put together again. Almost there...

Post-Doctorate D · « **Reply #4 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:05:36 PM »

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.
Lol, I write romance. No one can really die...sigh. Honestly, at this point it's always tempting to finish it when they fall in love but noooo...I have to keep going just a bit further so they can be ripped apart then put together again. Almost there...

Um, so was mine.

Rose Andrews · « **Reply #5 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:07:05 PM »

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:05:36 PM

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.
Lol, I write romance. No one can really die...sigh. Honestly, at this point it's always tempting to finish it when they fall in love but noooo...I have to keep going just a bit further so they can be ripped apart then put together again. Almost there...

Um, so was mine.

Hah. They died together holding hands in the explosion?

Jeff Tanyard · « **Reply #6 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:08:43 PM »

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:05:36 PM

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.
Lol, I write romance. No one can really die...sigh. Honestly, at this point it's always tempting to finish it when they fall in love but noooo...I have to keep going just a bit further so they can be ripped apart then put together again. Almost there...

Um, so was mine.

Post-Doctorate D · « **Reply #7 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:12:54 PM »

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:07:05 PM

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:05:36 PM
Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.
Lol, I write romance. No one can really die...sigh. Honestly, at this point it's always tempting to finish it when they fall in love but noooo...I have to keep going just a bit further so they can be ripped apart then put together again. Almost there...

Um, so was mine.
Hah. They died together holding hands in the explosion?

. I haven't finished it yet. But the nuke option was a consideration just to end it.

Ghost5 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 17, 2018, 01:36:24 PM »

I'm living in the same hell.

Kyra Halland · « **Reply #9 on:** October 17, 2018, 03:49:52 PM »

I've had the Book That Won't End. Every time I came to what I thought was the end, I realized I still hadn't solved the main problem of the story. So I had to keep writing more stuff until I finally figured out how to off the bad guy (it helped when I finally figured out who the bad guy actually was) and save the world. About 1/3 of the book comes after what I originally thought the end would be.

Michelle Louring · « **Reply #10 on:** October 17, 2018, 03:57:00 PM »

I've lost count of how many times I have wanted to just kill everyone and write "The End"...

Robin · « **Reply #11 on:** October 17, 2018, 05:58:16 PM »

I've experienced the same with a few of my books. Keep on going, it can't go on forever even if it feels like that. Just imagine how amazing you'll all feel when your books are completed!

Rickie Blair · « **Reply #12 on:** October 17, 2018, 11:05:32 PM »

What would George R.R. Martin do?

VanessaC · « **Reply #13 on:** October 17, 2018, 11:09:57 PM »

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 12:58:47 PM

I just hit the 3/4 mark of my WIP and I'm freaking obsessed with finishing this thing but it seems like there's always X more chapters. I've been staying up late, waking up early and still there's always a mountain of words to climb before the official finish. Why can't I just be done n.a.o???

"And they lived Happily Ever After."

Or, more seriously, what's the absolute minimum that needs to happen to get the draft done?

I'm stuck in the hell-loop of editing right now. Keep thinking of new bits I need to clarify or add in. And my "definitive" list of edits had another four things added to it after this morning's session. I. Will. Get. There. And so will you.

The Bass Bagwhan · « **Reply #14 on:** October 18, 2018, 12:18:22 AM »

Write in a meteor strike. It fixed that pesky dinosaur infestation.

angela · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2018, 01:20:01 AM »

It helps to lie to yourself. Every morning, trick yourself into thinking it'll be finished today. You can do this for at least 5 days in a row! You'll be in a good mood the whole day, and then when you don't finish, you can tell yourself tomorrow's the last day. For reals this time.

Lorri Moulton · « **Reply #16 on:** October 18, 2018, 04:33:46 AM »

This happened with my short fantasy story. Four chapters...okay eight, tops. It kept going until it was 23 chapters long. Lots of fun to write, but they just would not go to the vineyard and end the story.

ETA: My husband has suggested the nuclear option for several books. I like the meteor shower!

She-la-te-da · « **Reply #17 on:** October 18, 2018, 04:36:45 AM »

Quote from: Rickie Blair on October 17, 2018, 11:05:32 PM

What would George R.R. Martin do?

I'm pretty sure I've turned into GRRM. I'm working (more or less) on the Epic SF Novel That Won't End. I have dreams where I'm 90 years old and shuffling off to work on it on the rest home's ancient computer -- probably running DOS -- and getting the pitying looks from the staff. Poor old girl. Quite delusional, you know. Don't get her started about the book, she'll never shut up.

Anarchist · « **Reply #18 on:** October 18, 2018, 05:03:52 AM »

Start thinking of your reward.

If you're a meat eater and enjoy bourbon, I recommend the following...

Rose Andrews · « **Reply #19 on:** October 18, 2018, 05:46:17 AM »

That meat looks real good! Not so much the bourbon...

dgcasey · « **Reply #20 on:** October 18, 2018, 05:49:10 AM »

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:07:05 PM

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:05:36 PM
Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 17, 2018, 01:04:11 PM
Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.
Lol, I write romance. No one can really die...sigh. Honestly, at this point it's always tempting to finish it when they fall in love but noooo...I have to keep going just a bit further so they can be ripped apart then put together again. Almost there...

Um, so was mine.
Hah. They died together holding hands in the explosion?

It was a bittersweet romance.

lyndabelle · « **Reply #21 on:** October 19, 2018, 09:17:02 AM »

Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on October 17, 2018, 01:02:24 PM

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

Jeff Tanyard · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2018, 09:18:29 AM »

Quote from: lyndabelle on October 19, 2018, 09:17:02 AM

Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on October 17, 2018, 01:02:24 PM
Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

You know, I sometimes wonder if anyone else gets these references.

Ghost5 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 19, 2018, 11:52:59 AM »

Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on October 19, 2018, 09:18:29 AM

You know, I sometimes wonder if anyone else gets these references.

I do!

Rosie Scott · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2018, 11:53:46 AM »

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:12:54 PM

. I haven't finished it yet. But the nuke option was a consideration just to end it.

If you do the nuke option, I will buy a copy. I'm not a reader of romance, but I'll become a fan if it ends Fallout style.

Post-Doctorate D · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2018, 12:24:10 PM »

Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on October 19, 2018, 09:18:29 AM

You know, I sometimes wonder if anyone else gets these references.

I do. And I know the feeling. Do you know how many things I've put in my books that no one has noticed yet?

Quote from: Rosie Scott on October 19, 2018, 11:53:46 AM

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:12:54 PM
. I haven't finished it yet. But the nuke option was a consideration just to end it.

If you do the nuke option, I will buy a copy. I'm not a reader of romance, but I'll become a fan if it ends Fallout style.

Bummer. It has a happy ending. Or will if I ever finish it. But does it help if I mention about a dozen people die along the way?

CoraBuhlert · « **Reply #26 on:** October 19, 2018, 01:06:06 PM »

I actually wrote a short story once, in which two people declare their love for each other and kiss, just as the nukes fall.

idontknowyet · « **Reply #27 on:** October 19, 2018, 02:27:47 PM »

Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on October 19, 2018, 09:18:29 AM

Quote from: lyndabelle on October 19, 2018, 09:17:02 AM
Quote from: Jeff Tanyard on October 17, 2018, 01:02:24 PM
Quote from: Undead Dan on October 17, 2018, 01:00:50 PM
Do what I thought about doing with one of mine: Unexpected nuclear war. Everyone dies. Very sad.

A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.

You know, I sometimes wonder if anyone else gets these references.

How can you not that was a great movie?

KGupton · « **Reply #28 on:** October 21, 2018, 02:25:07 PM »

Would you like to play a game of chess?

It seems like my books never end...but then they do and I go through some weird pseudo-postpartum depression thing about it. Then, I find an excuse to make another story in that same world so I can keep certain characters going.

Rose Andrews · « **Reply #29 on:** October 22, 2018, 06:40:53 AM »

Quote from: KGupton on October 21, 2018, 02:25:07 PM

Would you like to play a game of chess?

It seems like my books never end...but then they do and I go through some weird pseudo-postpartum depression thing about it. Then, I find an excuse to make another story in that same world so I can keep certain characters going.

Totally feel you on this. It's a stupid thing but it really happens.

By the way, I decided to enjoy myself a bit and torture my characters a bit, and the readers, too. This is the only way I'm going to enjoy pushing through. Will someone die? Probably. Most likely, I mean. But the lovers end up together at the end so it's all that matters but things are going to get bad. Mw hahaa. ALMOST FINISHED.

HSh · « **Reply #30 on:** October 22, 2018, 06:51:47 AM »

The title of this thread is SO ominous! It unnerves me every time.

Pandorra · « **Reply #31 on:** October 23, 2018, 03:04:53 AM »

and this is why I laugh when someone says to write the end first... it NEVER works that way!! LOL

I just had to do a hard edit on my WIP halfway through and omg, have I been whining... I hate editing, I really do lol...

Rose Andrews · « **Reply #32 on:** October 25, 2018, 07:43:25 AM »

The bride is bound and gagged with 5 more chapters to go. Holy sh*t I think I see a light....

Post-Doctorate D · « **Reply #33 on:** October 25, 2018, 08:27:22 AM »

She's going to be bound and gagged for another five chapters? What kind of romance is this?

Rose Andrews · « **Reply #34 on:** October 25, 2018, 08:46:19 AM »

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 25, 2018, 08:27:22 AM

She's going to be bound and gagged for another five chapters? What kind of romance is this?

Hah, no. She was kidnapped.

Pandorra · « **Reply #35 on:** October 26, 2018, 02:18:17 AM »

Quote from: Rose Andrews on October 25, 2018, 08:46:19 AM

Quote from: Undead Dan on October 25, 2018, 08:27:22 AM
She's going to be bound and gagged for another five chapters? What kind of romance is this?
Hah, no. She was kidnapped.

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Author Topic: The End Can't Come Fast Enough (Read 12300 times)