The Lost Books

I think every writer has books that haven’t worked for some reason. I certainly do.

Recnetly, I relooked at a dieselpunk story I’d started. I liked what I’d written. And yet…I haven’t finished it. The reason is I’ve got stuck in the terrible “middle”. I have set up the story in an exciting way, the main characters are in trouble and… Well, the story simply ends there. I know how it should finish but I can’t join up the ending with the earlier developing story in the way I want. I had a plan but when I got the point in the road, it seemed lame.

A good many writers would say, plow on regardless with the less than satisfactory storyline. But something held me back. And not for the first time.

It has even happened with the climax. I know how it should go yet the point where this begins, I’m stuck how to make it go the way I want. All the planning in the world won’t fix it if the magic ingredients aren’t there.

Who said writing is easy?