: Re: Restarting a Novel In 2015 I wrote the first two thirds of a novel (as part of NaNoWriMo). I stopped at that point because I had written the 50,000 words required for the 'competition' but

Whether you should finish it or start a new project is a question only you can answer.

A previous poster on here asked, 'How do you know when to give up on a writing project?' and someone answered 'When you ask about it on stack exchange.'

LOL It was a good point! But the answer got deleted!

The question is here and it's worth a read as there's some good advice in there: How do you know when to give up on a writing project?

I think, if you lack the motivation to finish it, while DPT is right and it will be good writing practice to finish it, it will be hard to do and possibly awful if you force yourself.

Writing a novel is hard enough even when you are feeling inspired and fully charged to reach the end.

What I would suggest is to take the story back to its basics. Look at the plot and the characters and see if there are nuggets of gold to be mined there. If there are, you could consider taking the bones of the story and reconstructing them into something new and thrilling.

Research your topic areas, go down the rabbit hole and read around them. You may find that, although things have moved on in the subject area, there are new and exciting things that you didn't even consider first time around.

So, rather than slogging through the final chapters, rewrite it into something you're proud of and finish it that way.

But if the prospect fills you with dread, that's a sign that it should be shelved as a worthy learning experience and start something completely new that does inspire you.

Good luck!

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