Too many stories floating through my head
I need to stop thinking. That’s what I need to do. Yep. Yep. I just need to shut my brain down and make it stop. I asked my writer buddy to help.
She refuses.
No way. I ain’t standing in front of that freight train.
See? Where’s the love?
Actually, I wouldn’t get in front of that train either if she asked me. Why? Because it’s part of a writer’s life to constantly come up with ideas.
The moment one strikes, I try to write it down. But then I start thinking about it more and more …. and more …….. and more and you see the problem.
I become consumed with ideas.
This is why I am currently writing After Dark (through Emi J. Gayle) and will, after that is, shift to Surrender (written as me) and then back to either Day After (sequel to After Dark) OR to this new one — the sequel to First Kiss(es) which is, now aptly titled and appropriate ‘setup in First Kiss(es)’ called “Truth or Dare”.
My problem now?
I want to write THEM ALL. Right now. Write now. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight now.
I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, want to write them all.
So I’m going to have to force myself to stop. To left one lie or to add only little bits to it because I need to concentrate.
Thought my other writer buddy will probably yell at me and tell me to listen to the one that’s yelling loudest (just you wait, that will show up in the comments). 🙂
What’s all this mean? I have 5 projects on the burner in some form or fashion. ALL of them have early synopsis drawn up. All of them have a book already written that they will draw from. It’s now up to me to figure out which story is ‘yelling at me the loudest’ or which one, like that picture there, is spewing forth words.
Someone please tell me I’m not alone! How do you handle too many ideas?
[cross posting with Emi Gayle]
Well, I just listen to the one that yells the loudest, Aimee 😉
Okay, on a more serious note–because I’m actually smack bang in the middle of where you are. How are you? Nice to see you here. We really have to stop meeting like this. Now, with the weak chatup lines out the way, onto business. Because I *am* where you are. I’ve been writing my novel. Hit 38k. Now an editor, who has my novella, requested a new ending for it. So, I completed the chapter I was writing in my novel, and opened up the novella. However, opening up the novella opened up a huge can of worms in my head. Because I contemplated using the opening page I wrote before Christmas for a (6 years later) sequel to the novella, and so opened up that 1 page (so far) novella. What happened? I awoke this morning to new scenes for that one. For exactly where that opening scene needs to go. For where that next scene needs to lead to. And for how that will lead to the MC’s following action. Suddenly, a story I had none of the middle for is built within my head. Where does that leave me? With a singular paragraph written of an epilogue to a novella I hope to have completed by the weekend, a novel I fully intend to go back to once said epilogue is complete, but also with scenes trying to escape for that novella I had no right to be looking at yet–and all (although the characters are connected) from different pov’s and set in completely different eras.
As you know I’m a big believer of going with the flow and quieting the one causing the biggest distraction but, for the first time ever, that one in my head is the one I need to hush up for a while. WHICH makes me of absolutely no use to you, whatsoever, right about now. 🙂
“WHICH makes me of absolutely no use to you, whatsoever, right about now.”
But it made me laugh and laughing is ALWAYS good. 🙂 hehehehehehe Push a little on the epilogue and let others simmer … cuz that one, there is something riding on it. 🙂
“Push a little on the epilogue and let others simmer” Done, and all is right with the world, and now I see the beckon of Ethan’s finger from out the corner of my eye. 🙂
Glad I kept you cheery, me dearie 🙂
Tada! Cooked, simmered, stirred and delivered on a silver platter? 🙂
You’re not alone. 🙂 I have several projects started and more which want to be started. For those unstarted ones, I’ve decided to ignore the call. A quick note jotting it down so I don’t forget, maybe an outline… but no actual writing them. Otherwise I’ll never finish anything.
Right now, I’m focusing on two projects. The sequel to Shadow Cat, cause that just needs to get done. And my current beloved New Adult project. I set aside some time each night (well, I’m supposed to, but the sequel has been neglected the last 3 days) to write a bit.
All the other projects which I started are set to the side so I can focus on doing the right thing… finishing something… anything. 🙂
When will I get to the rest? I have a spreadsheet (I luv me sum spreadsheets) which lists the order I should finish my projects according to importance.
Sometimes scatterbrains like me just have to say enough is enough and focus.
Ah, see ALL mine are ‘beloved’ and they all scream at me. 😉 I vowed not to write more than 5 novels this year and I’m trying to cut myself to just 4 (1 per quarter), so I was hoping that would stem the ideas flow. Apparently …. not. 😉
A spreadsheet would only serve to push me faster. Go figure. 🙂 🙂 ha!