Thank you, my friend, very much for the cheering on. So, for me, I'm almost monogamous when it comes to projects. Only rarely can I divide my attention without losing the original momentum. Part of it is, I think, a kind of writing superstition that if I spend too much time away, I'll lose the "voice" I'm using when I'm writing whatever it is. The other part of it is that my anxiety has always been, in part, based on finishing things on deadline, even if that deadline is totally self-imposed; I can't "have fun" doing something else (e.g. reading, watching a show, whatever) if I feel the work I'm "supposed" to be doing hanging over my head. Too, more this year than ever, the place my daily writing occupies in keeping me emotionally healthy has been vital. Having a single, dedicated, long-term project has been a blessing for this year--a single point of stability and control that I can count on. I don't know if any of that helps you with your goals, but that's me in a nutshell--a squirming bundle of coping mechanisms and neuroses. :-)
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