As I mentioned in the past, I’m working on a non-erotica book right now. As of this writing, Draft 4 is up to 64,800 words and 20 chapters, with 24 more chapters to go in my outline. I should be able to finish it in the next couple of months. But while I was working on it, I also came across another unfinished novel in my cloud drive, this one a pure fantasy novel with about 50 pages written (single-spaced). I also have an entire outline.

Now that I reviewed that book and made some updates to the outline, I’d much rather work on that one than the one I’m currently writing. And before I started on these two genre books, I was deep in the process of finishing up the collection of Lizzie stories — I still have to write the tenth one before I can start editing the book. And before that I finished writing the GWWA novel, which is currently sitting in Draft 1 state, waiting for the first round of edits. That one I really want to publish sometime this year, but since I’m working on the sci-fi non-erotica book, the GWWA novel has to take a backseat.

I feel like this happens to me all the time when I’m writing: I get involved in something, and then I take a moment off and focus on something else, even just slightly. Then that something else consumes my brain and makes me want to work on it, instead of what I was already doing. The same thing happens when I clean or organize my house; I get distracted and work on something else. Same with work, same with TV shows.

I don’t have ADHD — I’ve been tested — but I feel like I maybe have a mild, un-diagnose-able form, one that can’t or shouldn’t be treated with medication. I can focus on things, but it gets difficult when a new shiny thing shows up. I started a new show on Peacock, and have only watched one episode. Partner 1 and I started a new show on Netflix, and I really don’t feel like going back and watching more of it whenever we have the chance. Last night I started watching the second season of The Night Manager and today I wonder if I’m ever going to get around to finishing it.

I need to focus on one creative project at a time. If I write two books at once, I’ll never keep everything straight in my head, even with story bibles. I mean, maybe I could, but I don’t want to risk it, and get my horror mixed into my fantasy, or vice versa.