Ending it

I think I'm back on track, after a period which seemed forever, but was actually a couple of days at Christmas and this last week of not working.

The ending was killing me, and I realized I was just drifting; getting 800 words a day all right, but without any direction. I needed to step back and review here at 70,000+ words. I wrote some blurbs on the midnight shift, where I summed up my novel the way they do on the back of a paperback. I thought it would identify what was compelling about my story, and perhaps give me a story question which would satisfactorily end the tale. I think it began that process.

Also I wrote out a plot summary, inspired by the internet meme about Pocahontas=Avatar. It was far too long and wordy, but I think that is a result of the lack of focus in the novel. As I tighten it up the plot summary should tighten up too.

All in all, I am pleased with my progress. I could see this as being the way I would write all my novels. And yes, I expect I will write at least one more after this one.