When you realize your showdown will be about as long as the entire rest of the story, the best response is to:
shrug! Wordcount is meaningless, like smoke in the wind.
22 (73.3%)
giggle madly!
17 (56.7%)
find ways to shorten the showdown.
1 (3.3%)
write more of the non-showdown part of the story.
10 (33.3%)
eat cake.
15 (50.0%)
insert sex scenes into the rest of the story.
6 (20.0%)
insert sex scenes into the showdown.
5 (16.7%)
decide only the last bit of the showdown actually counts as a showdown.
10 (33.3%)
Just kidding, I won't be inserting random sex scenes. Although I have to say that is IS weird that none of my stories appear to include actual sex scenes anymore. Am I turning decent in my old age? Perish the thought!
No Sunday Six as of now, as I am actually working. You can tell by the fact I am posting polls on DW. ;-) But I did look at my showdown notes again, so that counts, right?