The following are the notes I wrote for this blog post:  Don't leave one WIP (work in progress) to start another. Finish what you start! Once is fine, but when the number of new WIPs approaches more than five, we have a problem. That's it. That is the whole post. If I can just master the three bullets above, I can be a better writer, a writer that finishes first drafts.  It's no secret on the internet that coming up with new ideas before finishing the current one is a universal problem among aspiring and even accomplished writers.  Psst... the secret is to discover your own personal strategy to leverage this abundance of creativity into completed tasks. These are my rules, for me. Maybe they can inspire you. Bullet Number one: Don't leave on WIP to start another.        It happens every time. Sometimes I am three chapters into my first draft and sometimes I'm 75% into the draft when the second book forces its way to the forefront of ...