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Q&A Should I start writing even if I'm not sure how the story will end?

You don't have to know how it ends, but you do have to know how it begins. It begins with some pain, some longing, some need, some disturbance in the equanimity of life that forces some deep deviat...

posted 8y ago by Mark Baker‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2020-01-03T20:41:50Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:21:47Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:21:47Z (about 5 years ago)
You don't have to know how it ends, but you do have to know how it begins. It begins with some pain, some longing, some need, some disturbance in the equanimity of life that forces some deep deviation from the ordinary course of affairs.

You don't have to know how the deviation will end, or even what course it will take, but you have to know what it is and why it is. You cannot meander along waiting to discover it or waiting for it to happen of its own accord. Or rather, you can, but nothing worth keeping gets written till you find it.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-06-21T03:17:12Z (over 8 years ago)
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