the end comes too soon...

[litlebanana.livejournal.com]

I'm doing pretty well in terms of my word count, but what's troubling me is the fact that the story is further along than I think it ought to be for this number of words and/or pages. I'm not "slow playing" it, as they say in poker.

So my current fear is, I'll get to 40K or so and the story will just be OVER.

Or even if I make it to 50K, that will be the end. 50K is NOT a novel. It's a novella. This isn't National Novella Writing Month dammit.

Another reason for my concern is that I've been writing novellas in the last six month for sort of practice (and enjoyment). They've all seemed to come to an end on their own accord at around 60 pages. Four of them like that.

What do I do?? I need to stretch this out!!!

/freak out

Comments

[faience.livejournal.com]

In the words of my favorite novelist: DON'T PANIC!

The characters, places, and stories we come up with have an odd way of surprising us. Sometimes they'll want to do things we never expected or planned. Maybe your main character will decide to up and join the circus half-way through. Maybe your villain will decide he likes to read lengthy passages from Shakespeare before he executes people. Absolutely anything could happen.

In short: don't panic. Yet. :)

[alpha-orionis-v.livejournal.com]

It's not until the last few days that you need to grab your towel and panic. ;)

[faience.livejournal.com]

Well, I strongly advise having your towel on hand at all times. But panicking should be saved for only the most extreme circumstances. (I.e. last week of November.)

[alpha-orionis-v.livejournal.com]

My towel is currently in the hamper, as it was used to clean a bunch of accidentally spattered paint off the wall the other day. D:

[faience.livejournal.com]

Uh oh. Time for the emergency back-up towel? Maybe a handkerchief?

[crawfordwraith.livejournal.com]

Well, I strongly advise having your towel on hand at all times.

You should at least know where your towel is at all times. ^_^