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I rewrote the end of Texas Forever yesterday. All these weeks I'd had this one idea, but when I sat down to write it, I had a completely different idea that I think fits more with the character conflict.

Today, I'm back to work on the end of STTA. Then I'm rewriting the end of Breaking Daylight.

I am Not Good at writing endings. Invariably, that's where my book falls apart. I never figure it out ahead of time. I can't bring everything together, I can't make it emotional enough, my conflict is too big and I can't resolve it in a satisfying manner - I always have trouble at the end. And if I'm asked to revise, like with Hot Shot and Texas Forever, the ending I write is COMPLETELY different from my first shot.

I think part of MY problem, at least what I saw yesterday, is that instead of wrapping up the conflict, the characters question, "Well, how AM I going to live with this person forever?" Very frustrating, those pesky characters. Plus, there are paths to take, choices to make. I realize that by the end, those paths need to be eliminated, so there's only one possible ending, but I just can't eliminate them.

Any advice for writing endings?

Today I'm updating my website and rereading my ending before sending it back to my editor. Yesterday I started reading Cotton Queen by Pam Morsi and I'm already to p. 100. Very compelling. The boy also decided he needs a haircut and he wants to get his permit, hopefully today. And I need to get to the library.

Oh, and I figured out how to get RSS feed from blogs, so I've been adding blogs to my reader.