My post today at Darker Temptations with some advice on writing. Writing motivations are, of course, unique to each individual, so take from this bag of advice whatever works for you and discard the rest!

Hugs,
jan

I also have many abandoned works. Usually, though, I don’t abandon things that are over half done. I usually shelve those (if I lose interest or choose to focus on something else instead) in case the drive to finish them returns to me one day. But, yes, abandoning books that aren’t driving you toward your goal is a-okay. (Though, again, shelving them until some later date is more my personal cuppa. Though, yes, sometimes there comes a point where I realize that this particular piece is never going anywhere ever again, and then I do abandon them.)

So, I hear you and agree that at times quitting a particular work is a good idea. But some people never finish anything and in order to publish something, you’ve got to finish it. So I do stand by my advice to finish your work, but also embrace your advice that choosing what to finish is something to consider as well.