Deb M asked Jeremy Zimmerman:

You produce an inspiring amount of work, and I assume you have a number of works in progress at any given time. 1. How do you juggle multiple creative streams? Do you focus and finish one work before you pick the next idea up, or do you run concurrent projects? 2. If you are working on multiple items at the same time how do you prevent one work from unduly influencing the other? (ie crossing the streams)

Jeremy Zimmerman It's really hard for me to focus exclusively on any one thing. When I'm on top of things, I try to focus on discreet chunks. There are always things that need doing with Mad Scientist Journal, so I can't avoid it for more than a few days.

For bigger projects, like the new Kensei book or the Miskatonic anthology, I benefit a bit from phases where I'm not obliged to put forth active work. Writing the manuscript for Kensei 2 or processing submissions for That Ain't Right was very time intensive and had to be squeezed in between other obligations. But once I get to the point of waiting for input from other people, I can coast for a bit and work on other things. Kensei 2 is out with beta readers. Authors just reviewed the galleys for That Ain't Right and I'm waiting on the cover art so I can get a proof of the book printed.

So while those things sit on the back burner, I can catch up with some of the details of managing Mad Scientist Journal, finish writing a short story for a collection I want to put out, poke at other projects that have lain fallow for a while.

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