Friday, August 12, 2016

Fired-Up Friday


Lines in the Sand
 
The End. The place writers hope to reach when they first start to write a book, story, or article, but a place that is so many times an elusive line buried somewhere in the sand. I found the line last night. At 2 a.m.  I finished the book. I. Finished. The. Book. The book that began many years ago as a short story. The one I set aside so many times and had come to believe would never be finished. The one that often made me struggle but that convinced me to just have faith and follow the characters, because they were determined to tell their story. I finally did. I just had faith and let them go where they wanted, and I believed in them when they said, “Don’t worry. We know what we’re doing, and it’s going to be okay.”

Of course this end is really the beginning. I have 72,565 words to edit, facts to look up and confirm, and then I need to decide what to do with it all. In some respects, I feel like the Olympiads who, after years of working hard, have made it to the finish line. Because last night, I finished the book. That is really all I have to say here today.



3 comments:

Rohn Federbush said...

Congratulations. One goal accomplished.

Diane Burton said...

Lucy, I'm so happy for you! Congratulations on finishing the book. It sure is an accomplishment. One you should be very proud of. Best wishes on the edits.

Lucy Naylor Kubash said...

Thank you, Diane and Rohn. It's often a long journey but when you reach the end, you're very glad you took it!