Last Minute Jitters

With only 15,000 words left to write on my current WIP, I understand the last minute jitters that lots of writers experience when finishing a manuscript. I'm tempted to simply work on editing what I've already written or come up with a completely different ending than the one I planned. Why?

Because I'm scared.

Yep. Knee-knocking, cold-sweat-on-my-palms kind of scared. And I bet I'm not the only one. Do you ever wonder:

- What if my climax is really as exciting as a cold piece of toast?
- Have my main characters developed a sufficient amount?
- Did I present enough Biblical truth without whapping people upside the head with scripture?
- Is my ending too soon? Too late?
- Was the drama believable or just plain over the top?

And those are just a few. It's enough to make you skip over to Pinterest and waste away the day. But that's what slackers do. Newsflash: Writers write.

So the trick is to not let these little terrorizers paralyze you to the point of not finishing your manuscript. Pressing on in spite of your doubts is hard.

But who said writing is easy?