Damn it feels good to be a gangsta'...

It's been such a long time since I wasn't bound to a project commitment. It's good to be done with the last one. Now I want to move on to more. It's hard to choose because I have so many ideas and so little time. I usually have one novel being typed and one being penned. The one being written is not a priority- it gets a page here and there whenever I feel like it. I learned a while ago that focus is essential to finishing works. So, I try (and it's tough) to keep on track with one at a time. 

There have been many times where I have written two simultaneously, it worked, but I think it was quicker doing just one. I also find that focused work is always better. I must be in a particular place (the zone) to complete two at the same time. The older I get, the more accurate this rule becomes. The problem is that it goes against my process, which is letting the pen do the work and catching as many good ideas as possible. Consequently, I have a half-started folder and half-finished works (sometimes I write from the end of a novel to the beginning). All the "folder" ideas are those I started when I was working on something else; most likely, most of them will never be complete.

Right now, I have a couple of works that are mostly done. I wrote these stories by pen in notebooks or completed them but was on the fence about if they needed sequels (case in point "The Color Blue"). 

For the time being, I will be idling on which one comes next. However, I will keep everyone posted and up to date about it. So keep coming back for more.

Lastly, here is some good advice for the new writer, or the old one who has the same problem I do: 

No matter what, finish what you start. Don't get distracted by shiny new ideas or the grass on the other side of the literary fence. Chasing those things is a bad idea if you want to finish what you started. Divided focus never gets the job done right.

Cheers!