May 19, 2010
I love to have lots of different irons in the fire. For one thing, I have the kind of personality that craves variety and creativity. For another thing, I recognize that the only way to make progress in a creative field is to do as much work as possible and have a lot of projects going simultaenously. Right now, for example, I’m writing a short story, developing a novel proposal, preparing my first e-book novel for release, getting another e-book ready to go, and preparing for a fresh round of novel queries based on a sweeping reevaluation of historical data. So yeah, there are quite a few varied projects in the works, and I love jumping from one to the other. In fact, one of the things I enjoy most is when I’m working on one thing and my brain unexpectedly delivers inspiration related to another project on my list. However, just as variety is the spice of life for me, it’s also sometimes the spice of insanity. I often feel overwhelmed when I pile on too many projects. There’s a tipping point somewhere between blissful busy-ness and full-blown overload, and I sometimes cross over it and collapse. Right now, I feel like I’m balanced right in the middle, keeping all the balls in the air…just barely. At times like this, I have to be careful I don’t take on too many more tasks or push myself too hard, for that way lies insanity. I just have to handle these projects in a kind of Zen state of transcendent multi-taskery, flowing from one to the next without getting bogged down in the impossibility of accomplishing everything. Including keeping this here blog updated as often as possible. See you soon.
