NaNoWriMo . . . and Other Stuff

     NaNoWriMo begins (deep voice) TOMORROW! dun dun dun.
     I will not be partaking in NaNoWriMo this year. I am trying to finish the novel I am currently working on so that I can publish it.
     I have never actually done NaNo in the proper sense. I have never gotten on line and done the whole word tracker or anything like that. I have used NaNo as a way to help motivate me to finish the projects I am currently working on . But never actually done NaNo. I do hope to one day do it properly. As it was meant to be done.
     I really like the concept of NaNoWriMo. I think it teaches its participants many things. Things like hard work and persistence and determination and goals. I think that is essential to learn these things, especially for young people to learn. I think young people who participate in NaNoWriMo, which lasts a month, will carry these teachings with them in the rest of their lives.
     Anyway, good luck to the participants of NaNoWriMo this year. I wish you many successes in your endeavors.

     Okay. On to other things. I would like to talk today about working on multiple projects at the same time.
     As with most other things, I have differing feelings on this. Like most of the other things I talk about, I change my mind on how I feel about that particular thing. Before, I could only work on one project at a time. I would take notes on other projects, but I could never write on more than one project at a time. Then, there was a time where I was working on three projects at once. That got chaotic, but I managed. Now, I am only working on one project. I have thought about working on more than one project, but as of right now, I haven't.
     Now, let me tell you what I think about that. As I just mentioned, NaNoWriMo begins tomorrow. I had thought about doing a different story for NaNo and still working on the project I am trying to finish, but I knew there was no way I could swing that. I also thought about using NaNo to finish the project I am working on, but I didn't know if I had the motivation. Also, I am trying to finish my project by the end of November so that I can get it edited and formatted and out for sale by the beginning of next year.  
     If you couldn't tell already, I have no train of thought. Really I should write these out and then post them. But what is the fun in that.
     Anyway, I think that working on multiple projects at one time can be a good thing. If you get stuck on one project you can move on to the next one and work on that till you get stuck. That way, you are always working on a project, always getting a little further on something.
     However, if you are working under a deadline then working on multiple projects won't be too beneficial. I also think that if you are really excited about one project you don't want other projects to weigh you down or take away from that project that you love so much.
     So, in conclusion, seeing as I've conveyed nothing to you, I think that working on multiple projects at one time is a great thing, but you have to know when to do it and when not to do it.