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

[hells-half-acre.livejournal.com]

My only advice is to NOT wait for a project to strike your fancy before you work on it. I find having a schedule and a weekly word-count you have to achieve helps. So, if you say "I'm only working on this project on Saturday, and I have to write at least 2,000 words" then you're more likely to actually get it done.

Or at least, that's what works for me. But then, I usually limit my commitments, because I know I can only hand one or two projects at a time.