User blog comment:EmpyrealInvective/So You Want to Write a Long Pasta/@comment-26326346-20150711193034

I've been considering writing a really long story, but I want to be sure that I'm ready before I begin. I've always viewed the ending as the most important part of the story -although everything is important- because that's what the reader is waiting for, what they need. A bad ending can destroy the impact that a story or television series had.

I've never really done a skeleton draft before. I've only made slight alterations between what's in my notebook and what ends up on the Wiki. So that ought to be interesting.

The way I see it is that if something doesn't get cut then something is probably being done wrong. I always find myself cutting something out, even if it something small. Stephen King has stated that one should cut 10% of their story at all times, "kill your darlings".

Good blog as always! I am looking forward to your next one, because they are always such good reads (and have pictures)!