My writing style, right for me, or too 'distracted' ?

[Naruzeldamaster]

No I'm not talking about what goes into the actual stories (not that form of writing style)
I mean how I'm handling keeping myself from feeling burnt out on any one story at a time.
Currently I have four stories 'cooking' right now, used to be 5 but I put one of those on the back burner.
Thing is, I don't always want to work on the 'same' project all the time, but my brain wants to write, so having multiple projects going keeps me from getting writers block.

Some here have said four is too many, but the whole point of having four is to give me options, but to limit those options so I'm not starting up a new idea every time I get a spark. I used to have it really bad with that, especially when I was writing on one single project for any length of time.

 

[pmmg]

Where is the love? What is your master?

If you find them boring and easy to be distracted from, what should others think? These are your babies. Do you want them or not? Until you find the discipline, and give the one you feel most strongly about the love it deserves, it will never be done.

 

[Naruzeldamaster]

Where is the love? What is your master?

If you find them boring and easy to be distracted from, what should others think? These are your babies. Do you want them or not? Until you find the discipline, and give the one you feel most strongly about the love it deserves, it will never be done.

When I'm working on multiple, I actually CAN focus down and work on them, one at a time, one chapter at a time, to make some progress.

I'm the same way with games, I'm usually playing 2-3 at a time, though usually no more than that. Usually longer ones (or one long one and two short ish ones) with beefy content so if I'm not in the mood for one I can play a different one.

It's just kinda how my brain works. Kind of half way between SQUIRREL and 'must stay focused'. And yes I am more than aware of my progress overall being a bit slower.

If I try to focus down one singular idea, the initial spark of interest wanes, with multiple projects (currently two original and two fanfiction) if I'm not in the mood to work on one, I can shift focus and work on a different one. As I'm working on a different project, my brain starts going 'oo can't wait to work on that other one again'

It's been working so far, it especially helps because all four of them are a wildly different genre. And most of the characters aren't similar to the other stories either, so no getting them confused.

 

[Karlin]

Hi, I am often tempted to start another project, in parallel to my current one, but I manage to resist. Maybe you have some attention issue (I do), so it works better to have several going at once. It isn't The Standard Way to do Things, but if it works for you- why not? As long as you're not making a liviing doing this.

 

[TheKillerBs]

How long have you been working like this? Has it actually allowed you to finish a project?