How I Keep Multiple Writing Projects Moving at Once

A WORDSLINGER PODCAST How do you keep multiple writing projects moving without losing momentum—or your mind? In this episode, I’m breaking down the systems I use to manage several creative projects at once, including nonfiction, historical fiction, novels, short stories, YouTube, research, and everything else competing for attention. The key isn’t working harder. It’s building systems that reduce friction and make it easier to sit down, do the work, and keep moving. I talk about how I break larger books into manageable daily pieces, why historical fiction requires a different approach to outlining, how I’m experimenting with short fiction as part of my publishing strategy, and why reading, journaling, notebooks, reminders, and even AI have become important parts of my creative workflow. If you’re a writer, creator, or creative entrepreneur trying to balance multiple projects while still producing meaningful work, this episode is for you. Visit the Knovelton Bookshop at knoveltonbooks.com GET 15% OFF YOUR ENTIRE ORDER AT CHECKOUT WITH CODE STORYCUTS TIME CODES: 00:00 Multiple projects, travel, and making time to create 01:55 Turning years of Wordslinger topics into a nonfiction book 03:46 Breaking books into manageable daily conversations 04:47 Researching and writing historical fiction 06:59 Why timelines can become your outline 07:57 My Kindle Short Reads strategy 09:58 Using short fiction to attract new readers 11:34 Writing short stories between novels 12:48 Filling the income gap between book launches 13:41 The secret is building systems 14:22 My morning reading and writing routine 15:07 Why I’m deliberately reading more 16:59 Using reminders to build habits 17:54 Journaling as a tool for creative strategy 19:05 Why physical books may help us remember more 20:50 Building a “second brain” 22:35 Why I carry a notebook everywhere 23:37 Stop trying to organize your creative notebook 24:46 Capturing ideas with audio and AI 25:32 Building your own writer-business systems 26:49 How do you keep your projects moving? If you’re serious about becoming a better writer, publishing smarter, building an author career, and creating work that matters, subscribe to the channel. Wordslinger is here to give writers practical, experience-based guidance for every stage of the writing and publishing journey. FIND KEVIN: Find Kevin and his books: https://kevintumlinson.com Join Kevin on Substack: https://kevintumlinson.substack.com Wordslinger Podcast home page: https://wordslingerpodcast.com SERVICES FOR AUTHORS: Polish your writing and make it ready for publishing with ProWritingAid: https://tidd.ly/3NCdlk5 Publish your book to every major retailer online, get your book into print and ebook, and get support the whole way at Draft2Digital: https://draft2digital.com/wordslinger Find a virtual assistant to help you market your books—and more—at AuthorAnchor: https://authoranchor.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.