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Q&A Am I Breaking Too Many Rules?

You finished your book, congratulations! But almost nobody writes a novel that doesn't require major restructuring, especially not on the first try. If your readers liked it in general, but had i...

posted 5y ago by Cyn‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-20T00:40:30Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:14:22Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T06:14:22Z (over 4 years ago)
You finished your book, congratulations! But almost nobody writes a novel that doesn't require major restructuring, especially not on the first try.

If your readers liked it in general, but had issues with the ending and some other things, then your novel is not finished! Yes it's a "novel re-write" as you say, but it's really just Step Two. Step One was finishing that first draft.

May I suggest you consider a trilogy? Or two books in a series. I say trilogy because they're a lot more common. Lots of stories are set up as trilogies where each book has a natural pause in the plot, but really they're one huge book A good example of this is _The Queen of the Tearling_ trilogy. There are various ways to structure a trilogy and your length seems to fit right in.

If you're really just **done** with it, I get it. That feeling might change in a year. Or five. Especially after you get some smaller projects done. Either way, good luck.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-02-26T19:55:34Z (about 5 years ago)
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