I write a lot. I mean A LOT. Almost always on more than one project at a time. A novel. A screenplay. A short story. In some form or another, I'm doing the literary equivalent of juggling. This, I can say, is not always a good thing. But it is almost always necessary. So how do I make it work?

2 + 2 + 2 +

That's what I've been doing for 20 years as a writer. It works for me. It may not for you. What is it?

Assuming that two projects are being worked on every day, it breaks down to this... 2 (two hours on project #1) + 2 (two hours on project #2) + 2 (two hours on activities which support projects #1 or 2 -- research, marketing, etc...) + (plus any additional hours one can manage on either project to round out the day).

Why does this work for me? Easy. It ensures that I will devote 2 solid hours to 2 main projects. The 2 hours allotted to support activities ensures a brief mental break from making clicky sounds. And the '+' at the end allows me to pile on extra effort into whichever of the projects is most pressing at that moment.

That's my method. It works for me. And it only involves simple math, so, win-win.