Got Multiple Writing Projects? Take the Time to Do This 1 Thing

There’s tons of advice out there about how to overcome writer’s block. But what if you have so many ideas you’re overwhelmed? This video explains why making a simple list of all the projects I’ve conceptualized was a big deal.

For some of you out there, making the list of writing projects can be like scheduling stuff on your calendar. It formalizes the work and, as a result, can motivate you to commit to it.

BUT you can be committed to producing good content consistently without losing your responsiveness to plain old life. You might discover as you go that there’s a topic that’s more urgent or valuable. It’s totally OK to revise the list in a way that makes more sense for your resources, or that follows a natural shift in your priorities as you learn or strengthen your values.

The basic rule of thumb is simply that you modify the list only with a good reason. Forcing yourself to justify the shift ensures that you think more in depth about why each project is necessary or how it’s going to benefit your overall career. There’s a logic that balances the creativity you’re tapping.

Do you have multiple writing projects you’d like to work through? Tell me about them in a message on LinkedIn!

[Transcript summary]

So, the other day, I did something that I have never done before in my life. But I actually sat down and I wrote out a list of all of the book projects that have been swimming through my head that I want to get done eventually. And that was just so incredibly freeing, because I had not gotten the clarity of everything, like the big picture, of all the things that I wanted to do. And in order to prioritize and decide what to do next, I needed to see the whole thing.

So, my recommendation for you is, that’s very helpful, so, if you can, go ahead and make that list for yourself. Because then you can actually be selective about it on purpose and intentional to say, “That one. That’s the one that’s got to go at the top of the list,” and you can actually build your calendar from that and get the timeline, you know, the sense of how long is this actually going to take.

So, that’s my recommendation. Take care. Bye.