Racing for the finish Wednesday, January 24, 2007

So I'm writing my first single title, right? I'm LESS THAN 10K from the finish.

Allow me to take a moment and say this: WOO-FREAKING-HOO!!

Ahem.

Yes, it's very exciting. I've been beating my head against the wall about it for almost a week, squeaking out the necessary pages to make my word count. Why? Because I couldn't figure out that one, last shining golden piece of the puzzle that would make the story work.

Villain motivation.

Yeah, you'll hear me preach about this because I think it's essential. Villains should not be flat. They need the same goals, motivation, and conflict as the hero and heroine. You may not develop it to the same extent for the reader, but you better know what it is as a writer. I expect this as a reader...aren't you glad I'm not a hypocrit and expect it of myself as a writer?

Anyway, I'm barreling towards the finish on this and think I'll be done this week. Woot! Then it's polish, polish, polish and send it off into the world.