WIP Progress: Timeless, YA, and Everything Else on My Mind

Sometimes I think I have too much going on in my head. That’s the most apparent when I sit down to write. I make myself a to-do list, and I do my best to stick with with. But anytime I try to focus on my current WIP, I get distracted with all the other things I could be writing. For instance, I really have been thinking about writing a YA novel based on some of the feelings I had growing up as a young gay man in South Texas. Why? Well, while the world has made some progress, there are still people in that region (and others like it) who may not feel as liberated as others.

I’ve actually written the first 12,000 words, and will do the rest starting next month. Quick question though: Do all YA novels need to be in first person? As I’ve been trying to get my more mature works into third person, that’s how I started writing the first 12,000 words. But I’ve been reading online that the preference is first. So does that matter?

That being said, I also know that I have to finish some of the other stuff that I have already started. Timeless three still needs to be finished. I’ve gone over this one again and again and keep changing it. I’m on my third version right now, and have never struggled so much writing an 8,000 word short in my life. I also need to get started on South Texas Lore 2, but I figure that can wait until I have more information about when Espejos (South Texas Lore 1) is going to be available. I’m also considering doing some YA companions to those stories, since that might make for some interesting reading.

On the plus side, I do have one more release for the year. A South Texas Holiday will be out this December, which marks the first time I’ve dipped into the Christmas short story arena. I find it to be very sweet and romantic, and I hope you will too.

I guess that’s it for now. Let me know your thoughts in the comments section on what person YA should be told from.