My goal for 2025 was to write the first draft of my young adult fantasy novel. I didn’t finish writing the entire book, but I have written over 67,000 words. I planned for it to be around 80,000, but I’m just now entering the last quarter of the storyline. I still plan for it to… Continue reading What I’ve Learned While Writing My YA Fantasy
My New Year’s resolution this year was to write a completed first draft of my young adult fantasy work-in-progress. This is the same fantasy project I mentioned in a post back in 2023. I wrote the first two scenes without any idea whatsoever of where I was going with it, even within the current scene… Continue reading Plotting My Fantasy Project
For those of you who don’t know, November is National Novel Writing Month. Obviously, the goal is to complete a manuscript by November 30th, usually totaling 50,000 words. I, on the other hand, am doing the opposite. Here’s why: I have been working on my YA fantasy novel for over eight months. Although I am… Continue reading NaNoWriMo – No
“The League” was my first work-in-progress, and the only one that has a completed first draft. I would say it is the most unique of my WIPs, and the one that is the most triggering. You can read the synopsis for it here, so I won’t go into it much in this post, other than… Continue reading The Road to “The League”
I know many authors listen to a playlist when they write. Some curate playlists with songs that encompass the atmospheric tone of the book or chapter. Others listen to songs whose messages match whatever scene they’re writing or that remind them of a specific character to help them get into that headspace. I’ll be honest:… Continue reading Music When I Write
Allison Burton 