I am just about finished with my book of the year, the adventure story. I won’t say much more about it now, I want to finish. After that, however, I will be gearing up to write the second. This one I aim to be short, and given my current writing speed, will be about three to four months of writing. I haven’t done any outlining yet, but I know the broad strokes.
I also think that it will be YA. From what I understand, there is a bit of a gulf in the market there, so I will try and make something enjoyable for younger readers. I think it will be about 90,000 words, which is what agents look for from newer authors. I’ve never written YA before, so who knows if I will be able to keep the tone and simplify my language to a point that it fits the genre.
I was talking to a former teacher of mine about it and mentioned that it was going to be Robinson Crusoe with magic, and he said, “Oh, so it’s The Tempest.” Damn. Got beat to the scoop by four hundred years. You win again, Shakespeare.
Anyway, thanks for reading,
Michael
Michael Frutig 
I’d say don’t let the “language” of YA trip you up too much. The main difference isn’t how complicated the language is, since an 8th grade reading average is the standard suggested for adults. Instead, it should have younger characters and themes of self-discovery
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