Finishing a Cooled-Off Story

Confession: I've tried to start blogs before, and they never lasted more than a few months. This is the first one not called "Radioactive Duck."

Reading:

• On Writing, by Stephen King

Writing:

• "Illuminated"

I don't know if it's fair to say that I'm writing "Illuminated" right now. It's a project I definitely want to finish, but I've cooled on it a lot from that first rush, nearly six weeks ago now. And it's a shame, because the first draft is so close to being done, and I know exactly where the story is going.

Maybe that's the problem--most of what is left is the work, not the invention. I know some of the earlier parts need work, and it feels wrong to finish with those parts still there.

So here's a question: Do I revised the first part and use that momentum to propel me through the end, or would that tactic get me bogged down in editing before I ever finish a draft?

Personally, I'd like to have a clear direction to begin with before I try to write an ending, so I think I'll try the revised and continue approach. We'll see how it works.