There is nothing like the feeling of actually telling the story you want to tell. When I wrote 'The End' at the bottom of my manuscript, it was just the best feeling.
My last book, the Young Adult Science Fiction story I last completed, I wrote the ending when I was half way through. I'd had a clearer picture of the ending than the middle of the book, so I didn't have this feeling of completion.
My Middle Grade Contemporary Urban Science Fiction, I wrote in the order in which the events happened, with the exception of a few ideas I'd had, so writing The End was really the end of the first step in my journey to completing my novel.
It is far from finished, however. At one part, I was just scribbling to get the story out as fast as I could before the ideas ran away, and the ideas were coming so fast that I didn't write them down properly. I know those scenes will need a complete rewrite with a heavy edit.
Also, I'm pretty sure in some of the scenes, my characters are acting out of character. This is ok in some circumstances as I know we don't always act the same in every situation, but at the same time, I don't want them behaving in a way that isn't in their nature.
The Next Step
So, next I will be typing up my manuscript. I find it easier to edit as I go and then to edit what I've typed. I know this is a lengthy process but I hope that means I've really gone through the story with a fine tooth comb.yWriter
I am writing my story up in word, so I can make sure all the spellings are correct, and then I'm dropping it into yWriter This helps me keep track of my scenes, my word count and lets me track people and objects through the story. (There's not much in it just yet!)
I like this story a lot. I think it might be The One. I like the characters, I like the twists. I like how the characters grow and change and learn. I like the equality and the ending.
I hope my audience likes it too. Crossed fingers!
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