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Comment on Do You Need to Know the Ending? by Denise

Denise — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:26:10 +0000

How very nice to hear. Thank you, Julia.

Comment on Do You Need to Know the Ending? by Denise

Denise — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:25:50 +0000

Thanks for the mention!

Comment on Do You Need to Know the Ending? by Semanário 148 (Weekly 148) | Caneta, Papel e Lápis

Semanário 148 (Weekly 148) | Caneta, Papel e Lápis — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:55:25 +0000

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Comment on Do You Need to Know the Ending? by Julia Rachel Barrett

Julia Rachel Barrett — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:46:44 +0000

Hey, you are one of my very favorite bloggers.

Comment on Do You Need to Know the Ending? by denise

denise — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:58:51 +0000

O happy day when you can call something done! I’ve thrown out lots of pages when the ending I thought I wanted just didn’t work. It’s like trying to squeeze into shoes that aren’t yours. Better to find something that fits. Congrats to you, Julia! Thanks for writing. Always good to hear from you.

Comment on Do You Need to Know the Ending? by Julia Rachel Barrett

Julia Rachel Barrett — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:17:29 +0000

Interesting that you bring this up. I just completed a WIP. The ending was not what I anticipated from the beginning. The characters sort of wrote their own ending. And I liked it better than the ending I had originally planned.

Comment on 19 Reasons Why You’ll Never Finish by Denise

Denise — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 02:53:26 +0000

Thanks for the mention.

Comment on 19 Reasons Why You’ll Never Finish by Semanário 147 (Weekly 147) | Caneta, Papel e Lápis

Semanário 147 (Weekly 147) | Caneta, Papel e Lápis — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:08:37 +0000

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Comment on 9 Really Useful Tips by Denise

Denise — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:19:12 +0000

Hi Jan. Great question. I’m going to do a post on this shortly, so stay tuned, but the short answer is: no genius required. Thanks for writing.

Comment on 9 Really Useful Tips by Jan

Jan — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:21:04 +0000

Can you address two theories I hear from writers on the process?

First, John Irving says he can’t write the story till he knows the ending line in his head.

I hear many others say they write to find out what happens.

If it’s your first novel, do you suggest the second theory is then better to follow than the first…?

The first thought gives me a headache, personally.

Or is it genius, do you have to know where you want to end up, in order to chart the course?

Thanks!