Writing advice?

[ratherastory]

I posted this elsewhere, so apologies to people seeing it twice.

Okay, so ratherastory has probably bitten off more than she can chew. No one is surprised. At least I'm aiming high, right?

So I have several large projects, all of which are due in the next six to eight weeks, in rough form. These range from a couple of 10k+ commitments to 15k+ commitments to three 20k+ commitments. Yeah, I know.

I've done a couple of balancing acts in the past, but never so many at once.

So here's my question. Has anyone here done this kind of thing before? How do you manage multiple large simultaneous projects? Do you have a system? Do you allocate specific amounts of time/whatever to each project every day? Work on whichever project strikes your fancy on a given day?

In short, what's your strategy? Do you have tips? Advice? Giant heaps of mockery because I have no self-control? ;)

Comments

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

I'm not that kind of a writer. My writing is SLOW, and I nitpick, and doubt myself, and might sign up for one thing a year.

BUT, I'm also involved in a LOT of other projects that aren't writing related. Right now, I'm in the middle of working on a reading night presentation at the elementary school here for Monday, a church presentation for Tuesday, am trying to learn The Elephant's Child for a job in a week, researching a story for the guild CD, and researching Victorian Ghost stories for next Halloween, sewing costumes for the Ren Faire in May, and Victorian costumes for said Victorian Ghost stories. I work on things a little at a time, focus on the thing that needs to be done first, and start early so that I can backburner things as needed without feeling too bad about it. I set goals for the day, the week, and sometimes the hour if need be. I also use my timer. I'll set my timer. I'll clean my house for 15 minutes, then go work on a project for awhile. When my timer goes off, it's time to go work on something else.

Good luck, ambitious lady! I'm sure you will come through with amazing results!