I am one of those people whose eyes are bigger than their stomachs. By which I mean, I take on too much. Right now, I am trying to write two novellas by December 1st at the same time as writing my novel for my MA writing course. It is too much, and I do not have the time or the physical stamina to keep up with myself. I should stick to one thing at a time. I should, instead of trying to write 5000 words a day be content with 500. I shouldn’t constantly feel like I am behind myself and letting myself down. But I do. Because I am hungry to be a writer, to be out there, to establish myself. I am twenty seven, I have my entire life to write these two novellas, but the deadlines for their competitions is December, and so I keep on, setting up write or die and hoping that I can type fast enough.
Do you take on too much? Or do you know how to say no to yourself?
