: Re: Should I start writing even if I'm not sure how the story will end? I'm writing (planning to write) a fantasy novel. I'm done with the worldbuilding, rules of magic, main characters (even though

For me, it doesn't matter whether I know where a story is going or not, because I can only type so fast. I love to flesh out characters and plot out outlines while I'm preparing to write, but once I start writing, all bets are off. The finished product rarely looks like I thought it would as I started typing the opening scene. That used to bother me, but over the years it has become more of a reassurance. Each night, as I sit down to write something new, I assure myself that I don't have to get anything perfect tonight. Between now and final edits, everything is likely to change.

Writing is organic. While we write, we grow. The story grows. Our talent grows. Everything changes between conception and birth. You are not the author you are going to be by the time you finish this book and like that future you, the book will be different from what you expect. Don't worry about how the story ends. Let the future you figure it out.

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: One more benefit which can be gleaned from submitting your writing for publication, is that occasionally someone at the publishing company will include some constructive criticism in their rejection

: Is it smart to reserve one's best ideas or to utilise them early in their writing career? At the very commencement of my writing "career" (I have virtually zero experience), I have an idea

: Printing or Private Use I want to find a Print on Demand (POD) outfit that will print my book without an ISBN, as I do not want to sell my work through any outlet, print or electronic.

: If you are based in the UK, there is a really great charity called young writers and they run lots of competitions throughout the year to encourage writers of poetry and short stories right

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