My Life in a book (Short Story) - 10/17/2017 2:33:10 PM
Like you, at one point I had six manuscripts I worked on when I lost the train of thought in another. I finish some, but not all. Some are self published in my book of short stories (www.wildblackberrybooks.com). No two writers write alike, our habits, motivation, our interests guide us. My stories seem to write themselves as my characters take on a life of their own. When they go on vacation or take a sabbatical, I engage another project with the antics and activities of other characters in other manuscripts. I'll look forward to your post with samples of your work.
My Life in a book (Short Story) - 8/22/2017 5:57:09 AM
When I read Isaac Asimov's Opus 100, I was struck by and remember well, that he had "stacks" of manuscripts. He would write on one for a while, and then, if he lost interest in that one, he would start back on another. As a result, he had arrived at 100 books published with his Opus.
In contrast, Peter Drucker wrote in Time Management, that the only way to make progress was to focus on allowing large blocks of time to work on a project, thereby completing in on time and quickly. That tends to be my modus operandi. As a result, I have many published works, both nonfiction and fiction. In today's very distracted living environment, people think they can multitask and get a lot done. They are wrong. My ability to finish a novel is greatly reduced by all the distractions I keep running into.
We will be looking forward to you posting chapters or stories.
Ron
