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I'm working on multiple pieces of fiction at the same time, and finding it very difficult. When writing one piece at a time, I'm able to devote my passing time to thinking about the one subject I ...
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System
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2019-12-08T02:00:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Chris Kinniburgh
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2019-12-08T02:00:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
I'm working on multiple pieces of fiction at the same time, and finding it very difficult. When writing one piece at a time, I'm able to devote my passing time to thinking about the one subject I care about. However, now that I have to work on three pieces at the same time, I'm having a hard time moving from one subject to the next. I'm having a harder time than usual getting in 'Flow' as described by Mihály Csíkszentmihályi. I think my inability to begin writing and continue to write drafts is caused by the number of different pieces I have to think about in my spare time. For example, when I write one piece, I can usually spend twenty or thirty minutes prewriting and then write straight for five or six hours if I need to. Now that I have multiple pieces going at once, I am having a hard time entering the world of my fiction in less than a few hours. How can I switch between the drafts of my writing in a shorter amount of time so that I can work more efficiently?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2011-10-16T01:58:33Z (about 13 years ago)
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