Too Much of a Good Thing is a Terrible Thing to Waste

Sometimes, one ends up with too much of a good thing and has to trim the cupboards so things don’t get rank, forgotten, or go to waste.

As we speak (write and read), I have ten tubs of ice cream in the freezer. Woot! And this is after finishing off two. Darn those grocery people putting the good stuff on sale all winter! I’m buying it faster than I can eat it! And the problem is that some of it is getting a bit, well, ice crystally. And you CAN’T let ice cream go to waste! So, what to do? Eat!

This ice-cream cone has nothing on me!

On the career side of things, I have a similar problem. Currently, I have many first drafts kicking around waiting to be edited as well as stories half-written and abandoned. See, the problem is that while editing stories, I need a break. So what do I do? I treat myself to writing a new story. (Or I have this brilliant story idea and HAVE to write it RIGHT NOW!) But then life intercedes, or I go back to the edits and the story ends up sitting. So, over the past few years, I’ve ended up with many beloved stories that aren’t ‘quite there’ yet.

And instead of a freezer full of ice-creamy goodness, I have a hard drive full of storyline goodness. All very, very tempting. But you can’t be a story pig, because there is only so much time in the day. So what do you do?

That’s where I am right now. I’m ready to dive back into my stories… but which one!?

Do I work on the one that is ‘most ready’ and get it up to snuff? Do I continue working on the story that is in the literary agent showcase over in WEbook’s Page to Fame contest in case anyone wants to see it? Do I play with the kids’ story I was working on a few months ago?

Choices… choices.