I don't know if buying a book as a future to-do is a great idea. I, for one, am feeling really overwhelmed with a similar situation right now. Bought a thick German grammar with exercises about a year ago on an impulse because I was feeling terrible. And it's sitting there, both on my shelf and my to-do list, together with a website where I registered to improve my French vocabulary, plus a Youtube channel that I bookmarked for Dutch vocabulary and listening skill. And then I have to find some way to study Welsh, although this last one is in a different vein... Well, it's actually barely similar to your situation at all, now that I think about it. Still, I belive making purchases like that in advance is unwise... But if you want something book-wise that is far beyond your level :-) I'm registered on a forum for German aspiring writers (or aspiring German writers?): Index - Deutsches Schriftstellerforum I find it especially valuable because you get a healthy mixture of people trying to write all literary-like and also just speaking to each other colloquially... They even post song texts there, apparently.