I wanna
talk today about multi-tasking.
I'm a
mom. Multi-tasking, for me, is like breathing. Make breakfast, get the kids
dressed, pour coffee, put the dog outside. All without breaking a sweat and
well before my coffee is cold.
But for a
long time, I couldn't multi-task in writing. I had to draft. Or revise. It
couldn't be more than one project at a time--I worked on one thing. And when I
finished, I'd move on to the next thing.
But
things have changed a little. Last week, I worked on line edits for Edge and
today I worked on revisions of Stars and when I finish this blog, I'm drafting
zbook.
My
lovelies, I'm MULTI-TASKING.
So what
brought this on? Necessity. Look, I have a book coming out in a little less
than two months. Which is WOOHOO, exciting. But I also have five agents/editors
waiting on a revision of Stars. And two very (im)patient CPs waiting on more
zbook. So, see? I HAVE to work on more than one thing at a time.
And I'm
okay with it. I've actually enjoyed the challenge and busyness. It's been fun,
even if it did take a minute to get used to.
So, how
bout you? Do you juggle several projects at once? Or can you only focus on one
at a time? Talk to me in the comments!
Multi-task me away.....
ReplyDeleteYes, I do with querying a project, writing/revising another, day job, kids, a weekly jazz show and promo of other artist. Whoshhh. busy, love it. But feel I must remember to breathe, so I can stay calm, and not let the ride overtake me. I'm glad, I'm not alone. :)
I used to just work on one project at a time but now I am able to work on more than one thing. I can revise one while I work on the first draft of another - sometimes even in the same day. amazing.
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