YA and Beyond discussion

Hi guys,
2016. I'm not big on New Year's Resolutions (I've never made one before in my life) but I do want to set some goals for myself for 2016.
Here goes.....
1. I'm a stay-at-home, homeschooling mom (the acronym for that is CRAZY, if any of you didn't know :) ). I love it but it's hard for me to carve out time for myself, so I'd like to set up some "work" hours for at least a couple of hours for a few days of the week.

2. I'd like to finish my current project, "Working Title."

I'm a little iffy about New Year's Resolutions too, but I like to have a few goals and try not to be mad at myself if I don't meet them––especially because I usually end up accomplishing other things that I didn't know about at the beginning of the year!

I hope you can find some time to work on your writing, and good luck with finishing your WIP! :)

So Jan was just about a complete bust on trying to set aside time to write (I got 1 day in of time I actually set aside).
I've been struggling with my WIP. I love the decision of changing it from first to third person, but was struggling with something. When I was seriously debating throwing it in the fire, I decided instead to bounce ideas off of my husband. I felt like my work was me without being me, if that makes any sense. What it boiled down to is that the main text is something I'd write, but I wasn't feeling the ending. He helped me regain focus and I've got a fantastic ending (it goes against everything I was trying to accomplish by this work--making it end all happy), BUT I was trying to fit myself into a box and I can't write like that. It's okay if my endings aren't what I think others would expect or even like. Someone (Ray Bradbury?) once said to write something you'd want to read. So I'm going take that advice and roll.

Elora wrote: "So Jan was just about a complete bust on trying to set aside time to write (I got 1 day in of time I actually set aside).
I've been struggling with my WIP. I love the decision of changing it from ..."

That's awesome of your husband to help you with your ideas––I always love bouncing my ideas off other people. :) And yes, definitely go with your gut and don't try to write something a certain way because you feel like you "should". Do whatever feels right!

I will sit down and write tonight.
I will sit down and write tonight.
-Stop looking at that awesome stack of library books you brought home.-
I will sit down and write tonight.

YOU CAN DO IT, ELORA! :D

Thanks, Brigid! I sat myself down and did it! :)

Yay!!! Now rub some of that willpower off on me :D. We should have a writing support group, kind of like a weight loss group with points and prizes :D.

Oooo. I like that idea! :)

Great job, Elora! Keep going!!!

And hahaha yes Kristen, I could use that. :D

Yessss willpower plz. I seem to only be able to write when I'm at the laundromat, just me and my notebook. Dunno what I'm gonna do when we finally get our washer/dryer hooked up at the house xD

Oh no, Ashley. I really see the draw of having "office hours". Now if life would only stay out of the way! :)

Friday I was able to crank out a whopping 1700 words on my epic rewrite. And yesterday I topped 4000! Having so much fun with these characters.
Sneak peek to come......eventually :)

woohoo!!

Amazing job, Elora!! :D

Thanks, guys!

So I didn't finish my WIP as I had wanted to.
But the good news is that I finally figured out what was bugging me about it. Back to the drawing board. But I'm really excited about the new path this book is taking me.