Nobody ever said that being a writer would be easy. And I can attest to the fact that at the moment, for me, it's certainly true.
As you know I have been submitting my finished manuscript and plotting out the sequel. No joy with the submitting yet but it's a long, slow process so that's fine. The new story is fully plotted out and ready to go. All is well, yes?
No!
Because a new and very exciting story has jumped into my head. It's something more akin to what I always dreamed I'd write rather than the story that emerged from NaNoWriMo. And it is all I can think about. I've plotted it out and in my head I've written the first sentences. It's the most exciting thing I've come up with since taking my writing seriously and it has left me confused.
I don't know whether to go with the shiny new story or put it on the back burner until I've written the sequel that I was planning. I think I know the answer but it scares me. I so want to write the new shiny story. It's so exciting and I have such good feelings about it. But should I abandon the project I was working on? I also worry if I leave it alone it will never see the light of day.
Another thought I have had is about self publishing the fantasy novel under a different name and getting going with the new project.
Of course all this is spinning my mind around and leaving me unable to write anything!
What to do? Who knows? Hopefully I can figure it all out in the next few days...
