final chapter of Selena City

[miriam_e]

Not sure about this. It was the second thing I mapped out when I came up with the story more than a year ago. In writing this today from those old notes I found a lot of things had changed, though mostly it flowed pretty-much as I'd originally intended. My initial wish was to have the ending paragraphs as I've written them here, but I'm finding it hard to get perspective. Does it work? Or is the end stupid? Is the whole final chapter a mistake? I have no idea.

There were a couple of other things I wanted to put in, but they got squeezed out... oh well... maybe they'll make it into the rewrites.

I'm exhausted. I should have spent a couple of days on this instead of pushing it all into today. Doesn't bode well for next NaNo. [gulp]

Anyway... this final chapter:
http://miriam-english.org/stories/selena/18-solution.html

The index page for the whole thing:
http://miriam-english.org/stories/selena/index.html

Let me know what you think.

Comments

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

heheheh :) There's no rush. I'm not really expecting anybody to read the ending. I know my Mum will, but that's cos she's my Mum -- Mums do that. :)

Ending stories terrifies me. I hate having to try and pull the threads together or looking for a satisfying finish. One day I'll write a story that starts nowhere, doesn't accomplish anything, and which finishes with everything left up in the air. It would be a terribly unsatisfying story to read, but so much more realistic to write.

I hope you have more luck with your stories than I do with mine. Being much younger, with a good and flexible brain, you have the great advantage of being able to learn and adapt more quickly and easily, sprouting forests of fresh neural connections. I'm looking forward to seeing what comes from your bright mind.

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Mums do have a habit of doing such things. Smiles. I should send my whole novel off to Mum. She's been reading it but I've been slow in putting it up because no one was really reading it save my best friend (best friends also do that). I should just send the entire thing off.

That would be a very satisfying story, with a story starting no where and ends without accomplishment or a proper tie-in. I would actually enjoy reading that.

You seem to be having good luck with your stories! What are you trying to do with them?

I just like writing for me. It's loads of fun to have so many worlds in my head to visit, and so many characters that I've created and become well acquainted with.

[miriam-e.livejournal.com]

I just downloaded all the chapters you have online of Providential Horn/Horned Fate a couple of days ago because I'd resolved to read the rest of it on my little Palm computer. I'd started reading the story some time back when you began posting it, but had to stop as this medication makes me so tired I must either write OR read; not both. Will you be putting the rest of the story online at some point?

I'm not really trying to do anything with my stories yet. Mostly I'm just trying to learn. I've written short stories since I was in primary school, but until recently never attempted anything long. It turns out NaNoWriMo has been the most awesome learning experience for me. Next year I'm hoping to illustrate one of my stories... not sure which one yet.

[cranky--crocus.livejournal.com]

I wonder if I'm going to put the rest of the story online, since it takes so long and people aren't really reading anyway. Maybe some day. But I could send you the file of the novel I have on my computer if you'd like it!

I've been writing short stories and novels and poems and songs and whatever else my entire life. I wonder what inspired me to write so young. It was probably the combination of my being an incredibly independent and private person likely to be alone and my very active imagination. I always had many friends in my head.