I rationalize it like this, "I've got to get these ideas into my computer before they slip from my memory. If I do that, I can always come back to the previous ones and finish them."
Well, I have begun the last and final project until I finish the previous ones. There are four or five active titles that I have started and not pushed through to completion, but I have refocused and rededicated myself to getting those done!
One of the larger issues I face, and many, many other do as well, is having enough time to work on our written projects (or music, or gardens, or motorcycles, etc.). While writing my first two novels, I approached them in a businesslike manner: I would force myself to write "x" number of words per week. If I slacked off one day, I pushed myself the next to make up for the previous. In doing so, I managed to complete the second novel (rough draft) in a matter of months, go through the editing process, and watch the finished product be born.
So, I am back to approaching my writing as both a love and a business. I love to write, but discipline must drive the project. From a practical standpoint, dedicating a proscribed amount of time each day to write is the best way to finish projects. Now that I am forcing myself back on that path, I hope to complete at least one project by the end of the year. Another one that I began almost two years ago keeps nagging at me to finish--that will be next up. After those, I will return to the world of Bill Evers, bringing him and his adventures back to life. How I have missed writing about Bill, Buddy, and the gang!
There you have it--I'm back on this writing thing. The fire is reignited and burning hot. Okay, that's probably an exaggeration, but I am busy at the keyboard once again. :)
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