As the story came to what I knew was the final chapter, the ending just came naturally. It is a book with a lot of twists and turns, and many of them surprised me, too. But that's what kept it exciting for me. I wanted to write a book that kept readers turning the pages. But one that also had vivid characters and emotional depth.
Books are often stubborn that way.
Yes, in that I did know where I was going, but I had no idea how I would get there. It's like I knew where I was and where I was basically going but had no set plans on what roads I'd take along the way. The main plot event stayed the same throughout, as did my character's emotional journey. But just about everything else changed. Plot twists developed.