Finishing A Book

     Last night, I finished writing my book. I cannot say how good that feels. I was so happy. But today I almost feel lost. I wanted to finish for so long and to have it done. But I have also spent the past few months writing every single night, and now that I have finished it and don't have to write every night, I don't know what to do with myself.
     I already miss writing those characters. But at the same time, I am looking forward to working on other projects. My brain is going in too many directions, having too many conflicting feelings. Poor thing.
     I truly thought finishing this book was going to take far longer than it did. I knew how I wanted it to end, but I wasn't sure how I was going to get there. Then yesterday I added a scene that was just going to be a filler scene. One that would merely act as a way to bring three of the characters closer. But when I thought about it, I had one of those light bulb goes on over the head moments. An aha moment if you will. And I knew how I was going to end it and how I was going to get there. It was amazing. I also had one of those moments where I really love my brain. Because sometimes, I do truly love my brain.
     Normally I write about 2,000 words a night. Now, I started writing the ending scene but didn't think I was going to finish it in one night. I thought it might take me two nights at least. But then I started writing it and getting further into it and I just couldn't stop. I had to finish it. Many of the reasons I stop writing for the night is because I want to go to bed or because I don't know where to go from where I am at. But last night, I ended up writing 5, 414 words to finish it.
     This book is by far the most complicated book I have written. It is by far the most involved book I have written. It is by far the most emotional book I have written. And I love it. Of course, it kind of has to be all those things because it is the first book in a trilogy.
     It also happens to be the longest book I have ever written. The total word count of the book is 94,890 words. Once I got over the word count of my previous longest book, I felt a rush of accomplishment for every thousand words over it I got. I am certainly a strange person but I happen to be okay with that. 
     Anyway, I have finished it and I feel great. I feel accomplished. I feel like I have achieved a victory over something. I just feel lots of things. I recommend finishing a book if you want to feel great about yourself.
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