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I've realized lately that I have a lot going on.

I've been working on a fantasy novel for six years on and off (mostly on). I have another fantasy novel that I want to do for NaNoWriMo this year. I have a women's lit idea that I've been outline/expanding on, a collection of "new" fairy tales for children that's completed, an early reader concept that needs revising, an MG concept that needs revising, a YA series concept that's not finished, and a collaborative work between myself and another published author that has been outlined, but no actual work from either of us as of yet.

Am I the only person who does this -- works on multiple ideas and stories simultaneously? Or do I just fail at life? -_-;
 

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It's not strange at all. :) I started my epic fantasy world in 2003, six years ago just as you, what I'm going to finish presumably within a month. But in the meantime I've written numerous feature and shorts scripts, few short novels, few computer game stories and designs, a complete mini series and a complete webseries (Each of them are quite different genre). Even one of my script and the made movie from it won a film festival award in 2007. I also used to help other writers as primary beta reader and I also used to do graphic concepts for various worlds. :) So, it's not strange at all. I did all of this parallel with this long main project. My co-writer also works on numerous other projects simultaneously, parallel as we're working on this epic fantasy.

Multi-tasking is also helping me to write the other ideas out from me, so with this, these ideas are not going to bother me in the main project, while I'm slowly finishing more and more projects parallel with each other. So you not failed anywhere. You're doing right by my opinion. The essence is, always leave time for the main project to have a chance to finish it.
 
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It's not strange at all. :) I started my epic fantasy world in 2003, six years ago just as you, what I'm going to finish presumably within a month. But in the meantime I've written numerous feature and shorts scripts, few short novels, few computer game stories and designs, a complete mini series and a complete webseries (Each of them are quite different genre). Even one of my script and the made movie from it won a film festival award in 2007. I also used to help other writers as primary beta reader and I also used to do graphic concepts for various worlds. :) So, it's not strange at all. I did all of this parallel with this long main project. My co-writer also works on numerous other projects simultaneously, parallel as we're working on this epic fantasy.

Multi-tasking is also helping me to write the other ideas out from me, so with this, these ideas are not going to bother me in the main project, while I'm slowly finishing more and more projects parallel with each other. So you not failed anywhere. You're doing right by my opinion. The essence is, always leave time for the main project to have a chance to finish it.

Wow, so you're totally made of awesome lol. That's really encouraging to hear from someone who is doing so well for themselves! Very impressive resume.

I go to school for Video Game Design, so I do a lot of game concepts and such, too. I end up having a game idea that I think will work better as a graphic novel, or a book, and I just end up adding to my list.

It's good to know though that I'm not the only person who's constantly thinking of new things!
 

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Glad it helped. :) I worked in the computer game industry for years as writer / designer / senior designer. After those years I rather stick to freelance story writing. No boss, no overruling, no stupid ideas and visions from others. :D What is sure, I don't want to get back to the game industry for a loooooong time, rather doing my own stuff. I'm a writer after all. :)
 
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