Alright, listen up kiddos.
Most authors say that you shouldn't do this. They say that you should develop the idea that you have for the other book, but you shouldn't go ahead and start writing it... and I think that I agree with that.
It's a little too easy to get carried away with a new idea and sometimes it's best to just jot it down and carry on with how you've been writing. But sometimes that just isn't possible. So I guess here's a few tips(?) that I think might help if you do happen to be writing a few novels at once.
[1] Outline
Just like if you were starting a regular novel, outline this story become you become too invested in it. (I've already covered this in another chapter I'm pretty sure.)
[2] Patience
Trust me, if you haven't even finished the book that you've already been working on and you already got a new idea for another book then it's going to take some time to write both. It takes patience.
[3] Keep One of the Books Your Main Focus
This is the most important tip I can give you. Generally you'll end up swapping to the other book when you've come to a block in one book, and that's alright, just don't abandon your main book.
[4] Prioritize and Focus
This is pretty important too. You're going to need to be giving both of your books a lot of attention and need to be using a ton of determination to get either of them done.
[5] Set a Writing Time for Each One
Alright, so I know that sometimes this isn't going to work out because your creativity might not be flowing as well as you want it to be, but sometimes you'll need to force yourself to write. Maybe you could try to write one in the morning and one in the afternoon, and vary the third (if you have one, that is...)
[6] Write Scenes
If all of a sudden you have a scene that you need to get out of your head for one book, go ahead and write it out! As long as you're getting it out of your head that's a good thing, because once you reach that spot in your story you can always tweak it if you need to.
[7] Be Flexible
Writing is tough work and sometimes the inspiration will strike at two in the morning, and you might have to work with that. It'll also be smart to keep your schedule flexible for these two books, who knows when you'll wanna go on a writing binge?
[8] Know When to Quit
Now, writing several different books at once is definitely not for everybody, so it's alright to take a deep breath and admit to yourself that it's too much work at once. Just breathe and let yoruself take a little break, focusing on one book until it's done.
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