YA and Beyond discussion

The early part of this year is going slow for me and it looks like it's going to stay that way for a while, maybe the majority of the year.

So, until things change I'm going easy on myself. Every week, I just want to get a good chunk of writing done. If I can write just a little bit every day, that should be doable, and I'll be significantly closer when I do get more time/a better situation.

I do want to finish something and have it ready to pitch by the end of the year, and that should be very doable, but I'm making that secondary to just getting things written.

Sounds like a good plan, Tommy! Lately I've just been giving myself at least 10-20 minutes to write at the end of the day if I don't have time otherwise. Even if I only write like 200 words, at least that's something. I'm also hoping to have something ready to pitch this year––we must cheer each other on!! :D

I'm thinking that a good 10-30 minute "must write" stretch of the day would be perfect for me as well. I have an 11 year old niece who is, especially considering her age, quite talented at drawing. So I recently made her a personal bet that each of us have to do our thing(me write, her draw) every day for at least 10 minutes and the first one not to do it loses. No clue what they lose, but they lose haha.

And, yes, know that I am rooting for you full on. I won't be online consistently until I make my move up to Oregon later this year(I think in the Summer). But know that even when you don't see me on here, I'm in your corner :) And if you want me to beta read, it may take a little longer, but I'm still fully up for it.

Aww, I love that! Sounds like good motivation for both of you, haha. :D And thanks! I'm still wrapping up the last chapter of my WIP and starting to do edits, and I'll definitely let you know when I need betas. And I'd be happy to beta your book as well!

Good luck, Tommy!

Thank you both so much :)

Oh, and one more goal. I'm writing a movie script that I plan on trying to sell. I hope to have that finished by the end of the year as well. Scripts are where I started writing and I had an idea for a story that I wouldn't want to read as a book, but that I'd enjoy as a movie so I decided to try to write it as such.

Whoa, that's awesome! I'd also be happy to beta that at some point. :D

I will take you up on that :)