Purpose: To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!
And we’re revving up IWSG Day to make it more fun and interactive! Every month, we'll announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG Day post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say.
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April 3 question: If you could use a wish to help you write just ONE scene/chapter of your book, which one would it be? (examples: fight scene / first kiss scene / death scene / chase scene / first chapter / middle chapter / end chapter, etc.)
Wow - what a thought-provoking question!
I think (at this moment anyway!) that I would use my wish on the final chapter.
Tying up loose ends can be such a challenge!
In my romance stories, I tend to be a little cheesy when I write the first draft of the last chapter.
In my dementia project - which is a combo of memoir/narrative non-fiction and self-help advice for caregivers of those with dementia - tying up the entire book and ending with encouragement and hope is proving to be a little challenging as well. I think I'm almost there, though!
Over all of these though, I think I would spend that wish on writing the blurb that will pull in ALL the readers! 😀
How about you, where would you spend that wish?
35 comments:
You have to give hope when there might not be any - that is tough.
Your dementia book sounds interesting and right on point for me. I'm my mom's caregiver and she has the start of dementia. Even though she lives in independent living, I have to do pretty much everything for her.
Endings are hardest for me, too! Best wishes to you for your two projects and their endings. :) And the blurb!
I think that many writers would use that one wish on a good and solid blurb!
Good luck with the dementia project.
Happy IWSG Day, Jemi!
That will be a helpful book for many.
I lost my mom to Alzheimers. I think writing a hopeful ending to your book would be the hardest part.
I hear you about those blurbs. They are a challenge. I'd go for that wish!
I tend to barrel into my final chapter just to put it down and count on my future self to do the heavy lifting. :-)
Anna from elements of emaginette
Ack! The blurb. Is there a Blurb Factory someplace to order one?
Endings are difficult, if we do them correctly.
Teresa
I probably should have answered like you. The blurb is so important. I hate writing them.
An ending would be difficult. You'll tackle both with ease I have no doubt.
Dementia is a hideous disease, but we're hanging onto the love and the hope!
It is such a challenging disease! I hope you and your mom continue to do well!
Thanks Elizabeth! That blurb might be the end of me :P
Thanks Michelle - it's a project of the heart and it's getting closer to being ready.
I hope so, Diane!
It's a hideous disease, but we've managed to hang onto that hope and love so far!
Blurbs are tough!!!!
I'm still learning to do that 'fix it later' thing :) I much prefer drafting to editing!
Wouldn't that be awesome! :)
That's EXACTLY it! We have to do them right, so it's hard! :)
Blurbs are so tough!!!
Awww - you're the best, Mason. I hope so!!! :)
I can relate. Tying up loose ends is definitely a challenge.
It really is!!!!
I've written the beginninng and the end of my WIP. Now I'm trying to hook the highways up between the two. But I agree - that blurb is what draws a reader in.
Since I've only managed to reach the final chapter only once in my life (my fan fiction story), I don't have much experience with that. But I've heard it said that it's the last chapter that sells the next book, so I better make it the best it can be.
I agree with you. Endings are tough, especially tying everything together.
Wow - I wish I could do that. I always have the ending more-or-less in my head but writing it out always seems to cause my brain to stutter and flail and refuse to write any more! :)
"it's the last chapter that sells the next book" - that's so true - and adds to the stress! :P
Yep - and so important!!
It's a challenge to make sure all ends tie up!
It sure is!!!
I'm with you, Jemi. Endings are tricky for me as well.
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