Pernell Rogers – Writer

Hello all! I’m was so happy to jump back to finishing my novel, however, it was short-lived. I added a closing scene, something I thought was the climax of the story, only to find out I had many, many unanswered questions still dangling. The ending I had planned on wasn’t sufficient (actually it was anti-climactic), and I haven’t written a word since.

This is the first time this has happened to me, and it’s heartbreaking. I stare at the story, not knowing where to go for days on end. I created a notepad file, which explains what I have at the moment, all those dangling unanswered questions. It is another small document I stare at daily. But then something happened.

The Conjouring Part 3 is out on HBOMax right now, and I decided to watch the entire Conjouring Universe, in order. I’ve only seen The Nun and Annabelle in the past. I have to admit they are creepy movies, but they made me examine why I ended my story at that certain point. There is more that can be discussed and explained which may help tie up those loose ends. With that, I finally started composing a synopsis for the next beat in the scene (I’ve paused Annabelle so I could compose the beat and write this post). Once it’s complete, another chapter needs to be written (maybe two) to bring a real end to the story. After 10 days of staring at two documents, I can finally begin writing again!

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