Hi all —
I literally just wrote the last scene in my new novel that will be released in April of 2014. It’s called Wolf in Gucci Loafers. I love writing the end of books. I think it must be my favorite part. As i approach the end, i stop writing and go back to the beginning of the book to determine what threads need to be tied up, what themes should be reprised, what references might be included for added effect. And then i plunge. I probably wrote 4,000 words today both going forward and going back into the novel to reinforce motivations and key decisions that contribute to the characters’ arcs. For example, i realized after reading the book through that my secondary hero, the love interest of my Main character, was the one who needed resolution. His was the biggest shift at this point in the novel, so he actually gets three important scenes where we see his change of attitude before we get to the final scene in the main character’s POV.
Historically, all romances ended with a wedding. Literally, the final scene of most comedic ie. romantic plays was a wedding. I still think romances usually end in a wedding. It may not be a physical wedding — or it might. It could be a marriage of minds where the two main characters come to see each others’ points of view. It might be a sexual wedding where the lovers have sex for the first time. Me? I love real weddings and i often end my books with them. Because i write gay romance, i frequently choose to set my stories in states that allow same-sex marriage just so i can have my big finish. I think the traditional writers knew what they were doing. Nothing satisfies quite like a wedding. I also think if i don’t cry at the end of my books, my readers won’t either so my poor husband walked in on me crying as i wrote the final scene of Wolf.
Endings of books are great. After all, you only get one chance to make a last impression!
Be sure to drop by tomorrow, when Milly Taiden will be in the house with her new release! And i’ll be announcing the winners of my Blog tour contest and my Facebook contest on the front page of my website so check it out! Thank you for coming by! : )