Let's be honest... Most people (90%) who want to write a book never do. Not because they aren't smart enough, talented enough, or don't have something worth saying. But because without a deadline, a plan, and someone watching, it's too easy to let it slide. That stops here. This category exists for one purpose: follow through. Whether you need a check-in, want to publicly declare a goal, or are looking for an accountability partner who is on the same journey, this is your space. Use it often and use it shamelessly! The members who post here consistently are the ones who finish their books. Here's how to use this category: 📌 Set a Goal — Post your current writing or publishing goal with a deadline attached. Vague goals don't get done. Specific ones do. 📌 Check In Weekly — Come back and report your progress every week. Hit your goal? Celebrate it in Wins & Celebrations. Missed it? Tell us what happened and reset. No shame, just forward movement. 📌 Find an Accountability Partner — Looking for someone to check in with regularly? Post here and find a fellow member who is at a similar stage. Two people committed to the same goal are twice as likely to follow through. 📌 Ask for a Deadline — Sometimes you just need someone to hold you to it. Post your goal and ask the community to check in on you by a specific date. We will show up for you. Start here. Copy and paste this goal-setting prompt: 🎯 My Current Goal: 📅 My Deadline: 📖 My Current Level: (Book Concept through Published Author) 🚧 My Biggest Obstacle Right Now: 🙋 What I Need From This Community: (Accountability check-in, encouragement, feedback, accountability partner, etc.) Post your goal below and let this community become the accountability system that finally gets your book written, published, and out into the world. 📖 Declare it here. We'll hold you to it. 🦫 Lynn

My name is Joanna, and I have been in college for 3 years studying psychology. This has been the biggest challenge of my life because I did not attended school growing up. As an adult I went to several technical training schools which I feel is different because that was hands on learning. The Academic world is highly complicated for me but I have never let adversity dictate my direction.

I submitted a short story for publication in an anthology. The theme is Keepsakes. After two edits it has been accepted.

This is the first piece of my writing that's ever been published! I'm so excited to share it :-) https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/04/craft-the-things-i-carried-out-of-suburbia-using-classic-structure-to-write-memoir-by-lori-lackland/

After self-publishing since 2020, I agreed to Sunbury Press offer to publish my next nonfiction book. The AI Tsunami will target students, professionals and small- medium businesses to understand the history, make up, stages, types, potential benefits and risks of the AI tsunami already underway. We deal with the good, the bad and the existential ugly of AI over the next five to ten years, and offer insights and strategies to survive and thrive the coming waves of change.