User blog comment:Vngel W/Limbo, Impulsiveness, and more/@comment-26326346-20151210053900

1. I honestly can't say. I know I've had a couple of story ideas for five years, if not longer. I think it's natural for people to have ideas that they never realize and thus have them stick around for years. It's not that I hate some of the ideas that I have, I'm just uncertain of how to execute some of them and would rather not do them at all if I can't do them right.

2. I didn't use to do that, but I've gotten to where I've started writing a bunch of things at once. I'm working on two stories and a potential novel (don't know how long it will be, just as long as it needs) right now. I don't think it's a bad thing to start writing a story in the midst of another as long as you finish it. If you get to where you start a bunch of projects at once, then you'll never see any of your works realized as you'll always be pausing to make something new.

3. Firstly, I ask myself how long the story is and if a series will be necessary to tell all the pieces or if I could sum it up in one or two stories. The second thing I try to figure out is how to weave everything together and to keep each entry exciting, I believe that every entry in a series should be able to stand on its own, you never know which story a reader might start with. Lastly, I try to look at some trends and see what works for other authors. For example: after I read most of GreyOwl's works, I started to get a feel for how important character personalities are and it has really helped me make my stories better. It never hurts to look around and see what some of the more successful authors are doing and what makes their stories so good.