tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post287319119138275195..comments2023-10-18T11:09:33.607-04:00Comments on Jo Michaels Blog: Writing Your Ending FirstJo Michaelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-2787979716360206152015-09-10T10:03:38.433-04:002015-09-10T10:03:38.433-04:00I totally get it :) I have to know where a story i...I totally get it :) I have to know where a story is going before I can get through the meat :) Thanks for the comment, sweets! :)Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-56781444783080618242015-09-10T09:56:54.719-04:002015-09-10T09:56:54.719-04:00I always write the beginning and the end first! I ...I always write the beginning and the end first! I think its just the first things I can visualize. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567861679754407573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-49756775809584300612014-03-20T04:43:32.960-04:002014-03-20T04:43:32.960-04:00Ha, that's a fair way of putting it. And it ac...Ha, that's a fair way of putting it. And it actually raises another point in favour of writing (or knowing) the ending before the start. When I was writing the story I always had in mind how it would turn out, which I hope helped to increase the final twist's impact.Thaddeus Whitehttp://thaddeuswhite.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-275360542023644862014-03-17T09:26:14.109-04:002014-03-17T09:26:14.109-04:00Thanks, Heather. I try. It may not work for you. B...Thanks, Heather. I try. It may not work for you. But I'm always up for trying something outside the box to get a unique POV. Even if I only try it once :) heheJo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-45022989597033786142014-03-17T09:20:23.388-04:002014-03-17T09:20:23.388-04:00LOL! So you wrote your ending in your head before ...LOL! So you wrote your ending in your head before you ever began. :P<br /><br />On a serious note, it won't work for everyone. There are books I've written that couldn't have turned out the way they did without me writing them in a linear fashion. So, maybe it depends on the book. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the comment, Thaddeus!Jo Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005237887461809640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-75736168852626270482014-03-14T10:58:41.488-04:002014-03-14T10:58:41.488-04:00I know a lot of writers that do that, but I haven&...I know a lot of writers that do that, but I haven't tried it yet. I usually know how a book is going to end before I write a word but I always write in order. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096019354371225753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-961332566292942537.post-90471032862261585892014-03-12T11:03:22.413-04:002014-03-12T11:03:22.413-04:00Hey Jo. Got to say I always write the ending last ...Hey Jo. Got to say I always write the ending last (I do the start first, and usually end up revising it). For me, the end feels like a natural end point and it usually comes fairly easily (in stark contrast to the start, and the middle. So... 95% of the book, really :p).<br /><br />That said, I did have the precise ending of Sir Edric's Temple in mind for the whole book. Thaddeus Whitehttp://thaddeuswhite.weebly.com/index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com