Darn This Awesome New Idea

I've said it on my blog quite a few times...having two projects in the same phase of the writing process is a bad idea. I've preached it over and over--if you want to work on multiple projects, it'll make it easier on you if you have one in planning, one in work, and one in revision. And keep it that way. Don't starting writing that one in planning until you get the one that's already in work to revision. (And, naturally, by that time the one in revision should be off the table completely.)

Weeeell, here I am breaking my own rules. Even though I'm only about halfway done with OPHELIA, I've started writing something new. You might remember I mentioned a project I had in the works called VENGEFUL DEEP. (Mentioned very briefly in this post.)

Well, going against all the advice I've given you, I went ahead and started writing it. I've only got 5k done so far, but still...I kind of feeling like I'm cheating on OPHELIA. Like I'm doing something I really shouldn't be doing. I feel uber guilty.

But I got sort of hung up with OPHELIA. I know where the story needs to go and I know what needs to happen to get it there, but the words just aren't coming to me right now. So, against my better judgement, I started working on VENGEFUL DEEP. And the words just poured out. That's where my inspiration is right now.

But I'm not saying I'm going to kick OPHELIA to the side. I'm still going to work on it and get to the ending. With only 30-40k left to type, I'd be crazy to stop now.

Though I have actually noticed an upside to having two projects in the works at once. When you get a little block with your main WIP, you can switch over to the secondary WIP to power through it. Usually, when I run into a block, I'm not writing anything else, so I just don't write for a while. And that sucks. So, having something else to work on helps during those times when your idea well for the main WIP dries up.

Do you work on more than one WIP at once?

If so, did that help you during writer's blocks?

Did you feel guilty for ignoring your main WIP? (Or is that just some weird thing I do?)

HAPPY WRITING, LOVELIES!