But despite my best intentions, they rarely get past this stage. I am currently in the middle of a story that follows a group of young preppers (not preppies) as they have to escape the Baltimore-DC area following a total collapse of society. One of the young adults has an uncle who lives on a farm in Wyoming, which is their ultimate goal, but first they have to travel, on foot, across the entire United States.
Right now, I have about 15K words typed out and have a basic storyline written out for the rest of the story, so hopefully I will be finished in another month or two.
What is the total word count you’re aiming for? 150K words will run about 300 pages in book size.