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@zee nice to meet you too! In terms of story details, it’s changed a little bit over the years, but the basic plot premise is about three 13-14 year-olds (class clown, goody two-shoes, and school bully) lost in the woods after a tornado wrecks the track bus they’re on. Genre has been a little hard to pin down, but given that the protagonists are teenagers, it’s technically young-adult. The first draft was more of a good old-fashioned adventure story like The Incredible Journey (or Homeward Bound, if you’re more familiar with the movie version). Right now, it’s taking on more of a psychological thriller/ghost story turn, with comedic moments sprinkled in. I’m taking a lot of my inspiration from Flannery O’Connor, Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, and the like, but, as I’m a firm believer in happy endings, it won’t be nearly so bleak as some of those works. The series would be their further adventures–I’ve got some ideas floating around, like an old family mystery, a daring rescue from kidnappers, a crazy summer at camp, maybe even solving a murder or something like that.

I love the idea of finding accountability/critique partners! There are days when I’d much rather read the story than write it, and having someone else who’s as invested in it as I would be if I were just reading it would be fantastic. I’ve tried swapping stories with a friend from school, but, you know, COVID and all 🙂

Thanks so much for the advice, and I hope your projects are going well! <3