Writing: completion is a mean to begin again.

Recently, I am finding it difficult to focus on my thesis novella.  I am not sick of the story or discouraged by repetitive editing.  Quite the contrary.  I am satisfied with the plot and in love with the characters and tone.  I want to be finished with the novella so I can graduate: an obvious advantage. However, another pressing desire that constantly raps on my brain is the desire to sink my teeth into another project. 

I am not a fan of pending projects.  When I find something that needs to be done, I do it. If I do not complete a task, I become perturbed.  Pending writing causes me extreme anxiety: when I have an idea and an idea on how to express an idea, I wish to churn out a final product.  An idea wandering aimless in my mind or sittting static on a draftboard is merely a tease.   

Therefore, I find myself thinking constantly about my new project (Note: I would explain the novel idea, but being a private person who is mistrustful of the public internet medium, I fear someone – not in WEC, but in the internet community – will steal the idea).  I actually find myself active researching the new project: buying books, running internet searches, and browsing my own library.   

 Summer is right around the corner.  Although summer should be a time to rest, the time excites me because it is a time to work on individual projects: editing an existing novel, beginning a new novel, trying to sell my thesis novella, and starting and completing three short stories all sit on my plate for this summer.  All of these projects look up at me with eager eyes, waiting to be devoured.  And my stomach is really starting to growl.