I must be crazy...or just unfocused

While talking to my friend about (yet another) story that I'm planning, she asked, "How many writing projects is that?"

I started mentally counting and...damn. I think I have issues.

Maybe I'm just running off the Nanowrimo high (writer me: "Yes! Let's do this every day, all the time, forever!"), or maybe I'm just suffering from that curse where I can never finish anything that I start writing.

Let's make a list:

1. To Chase a Hopeless Dream- I started that last year, around this time, and I haven't touched it in months. And that was after rewriting the whole thing because I was having writer's block. Currently, I am still having writer's block.

2. Off With Her Head- This was just some weird thing that I started...I didn't think it was going to get very far, and I still don't. But I'm determined to finish it eventually.

3. Sixty Minutes to Midnight- I started this one for a contest, but then the contest got cancelled. I'm still determined to finis though, and now that I don't have a deadline, I'm not rushed to finish it quickly (aka I want to drag it out longer...)

4. I'm working on a non-fanfic version of To Chase a Hopeless Dream, which is a lot darker and way more complicated. This is a partner project with my friend, nalaboja, even though neither of us really have time for it. So that's something that's been occupying my mind...

5. nalaboja and I also wanted to do a collaboration for AFF...which again, neither of us have time for (*tear*)

6. I promised one of my friends a B2st fanfic and a sequel Infinite fanfic...

7. And last night, I just had a creepy dream that could be a nice sequel for The Lobotomist...

Why do I do this to myself, seriously? For those of you who read this, what do you think? Should I finish all my current projects before starting new ones? Will I ever finish them? Can I balance all this on top of that incredibly time-consuming thing called "life"?

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swabluu #1
It's okay I have about six times as many stories in mind ._.

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/cries with you

ALSO WE HAVEN'T TALKED FOR A REALLY TIME OMG HOW ARE YOU
nalaboja #2
(character limit. figures. the fact that it's 5:30am isn't helping with my tendency to ramble endlessly about complete nonsense)

7. We already talked about this XD YES PLZ!!!!!!!!! (pretty sure I'd be speaking for all your 160+ or so fans here)

We ended our conversation on this question, so I suppose this is sort of a mini-continuation? I influence you to make bad judgments >_> but there are very few authors whose stories I'd anticipate more, so I'd for one would like to see everything finished AND read the new ones ^^ But is that a good idea? That's like asking if I should be here on this site, writing this giant essay of a comment while the sun rises outside my window........

we need like 30 lives in order to do everything we want to do ><
nalaboja #3
I think you're one of those people who are blessed (or cursed?) with too much creativity as well as the brains for a successful (which sounds like "stressful" >.>) future, which unfortunately doesn't make time for AFF :( Somehow I end up on the opposite spectrum, namely I take years to develop a plot and even then it's um not actually a plot (literal example: this story from 8th grade that was almost my nano 2011 story; not-so-literal-but-still-rather-relevant-example: the WtF story. LOL. even now I'm not sure how to describe its plot. well that's rather telling...). Though somehow our fates end up consistently the same /cue our recent inappropriately-timed Facebook conversations XD

I thought 60 Minutes was finished...? Or are you referring to editing it (since it was rushed)? well, I do want to see it finished, however we shall define its being "finished" :P

actually, let's be logical (LOL us, LOGICAL?! /tells inner voice to hush) and go in order:

1. I DO want to see this one finished!! It was more or less the first story that ended up on AFF XDDD good memories you know? (come to think of it, it's approaching its first year anniversary, isn't it? XD) and you know Setsuko's been waiting to be rescued for a really long time....she needs to meet a certain someone so I can fangirl and act generally moronic :P

2. Yes I do want to read this one, too!!! Reminds me I've been meaning to rewatch Disney for some time. /adds that to the never-ending list of things to do when I have time. which somehow never seems to happen./ can we just dig out our childhoods from the past? I think I could make more use of it now...

3. already discussed XD

4. I don't have to explain this one XD

5. See above XD

6. I remember reading about these. Even though I don't know a thing about either band, the story summary was intriguing enough anyway. I WANNA READ!! So um yeah that's my answer...
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