I've put All Will Be Well to one side this week. I need to let things settle, the ripples soften out and accept some of the hard decisions I made during the analysis. Well, I say that but I've been thinking about it a lot (which to my mind is part of the writing process, but that's another story). A week on and it still feels like I've made the right decisions so I'm sure that must mean something. I shall now set a plan for the bits I need to rework, those I need to write from fresh and at the same time maybe look at some new markets for submission.
The biggest dilemma I have at the moment is whether to change the ending. In the draft I have two major characters who I kill off. Now as many members at Writers Abroad know I am good at killing people off. But their feedback has always been spot on and I think most of them who have read the synopsis would really like a hint of a happy ending. I know it doesn't really always reflect real life, but if that's what the readers want, should a writer give them what they want? I've mapped out different endings and I suppose at the end of the day, I have to just make a decision and go with it. Someone once told me I was good at doing 'sad' and I like reading 'sad' but I get a lot of enjoyment out of 'happy endings' too. And I'm hoping that my novel will find its happy ending , hopefully on the shelves of some major book store. Well you have to dream, don't you?
Catch up next week...
