Alas... The first drafts of my first 3 novels practically wrote themselves. The 4th required some subconscious bubbling--as you describe--to come up with a satisfactory ending. The 5th is problematic. In 6 months I have not come up with a good ending that is either not trivial in itself or makes the first half of the story irrelevant. Someday maybe 😭
I like the phrase “subconscious bubbling.” Maybe you need to write the ending that makes the first half irrelevant and then rewrite the first half??? Good luck!
Alas... The first drafts of my first 3 novels practically wrote themselves. The 4th required some subconscious bubbling--as you describe--to come up with a satisfactory ending. The 5th is problematic. In 6 months I have not come up with a good ending that is either not trivial in itself or makes the first half of the story irrelevant. Someday maybe 😭
I like the phrase “subconscious bubbling.” Maybe you need to write the ending that makes the first half irrelevant and then rewrite the first half??? Good luck!
It's a thought 🤔🤔😁