Why I start a new writing project before I finish my current project | Words Count

I find having a gap between writing projects is a terrifying place to be.

I’m often admonishing myself for not living up to some idea I have of how I should write or be a writer.

However, I recently did something that I’m pleased about: I started working on a novel two months before I finished my story collection.

In January, I began doing daily word counts for a new horror novel, and while I had to pause that book so I could f…