Writing a novel

You ever tried writing a story? It's usually quite easy to start, and as you get towards the end they sort of flicker out of existence because the excitement has gone.

This time around I know exactly how to end my story, but the middle is proving most troublesome. I've laid out most of the skeleton, but fleshing out the body is harder than I ever imagined. That's because I've gone from never finishing a story to attempting to write an entire book. A murder mystery at that!

Today I'm wondering if I will ever make anything simple for myself. Perhaps I should have started off with a short story and worked my way up; but here I am, 27 pages in and thinking 'oh my god what was I thinking.'

It's not to say I'm not enjoying it, because I am. The world I've created is sucking me in, I can feel myself immersed in the past and can almost smell the crisp air as I type it, but I now know why it's so difficult to become a successful author. It's bloody hard work!

There's so many characters to remember as well as plots and sub plots, and who hates who, and who is where at which times. I hope it all makes sense to someone in the end because sometimes I feel I've gone quite mad.