One Way To Decide About Those Unfinished Projects

How many unfinished WIP's are in your desk drawer or on the shelf--maybe way at the back? 
I have a few and when I found this article by ELLEN CASSEDY, I paid attention the questions she proposed writers ask themselves when they're stuck on a project.
She writes, "I don’t ask these questions right from the start. At first, I give myself a chance to experiment, to take risks, to give my attachment to the work a chance to grow. But after a while, I ask myself:
Am I behind this work 100%?  Do I love it to pieces?When I imagine it published, do I feel peacock-proud, or kind of nervous?Can I see myself traveling around the country, reading from a podium?Have I sought out readers who really matter, experts who have the        authority to judge the work and suggest improvements?Have I listened very carefully to what those readers have to say?"My resolution for 2014 is to look carefully at my stalled WIP's and ask each of Ellen's questions as I review those stories. 
For the whole article by Ellen click HERE.

Any other questions you could add to Ellen's list? Share 'em, please. Sliding on the Edge, C. Lee McKenzie, WestSide Books, Spring '09
The Princess of Las Pulgas, WestSide Books, Fall '10
The First Time, Fall '11 (Anthology story: Premeditated Cat)
Alligators Overhead, Outskirts Press, Fall '12
Two and Twenty Dark Tales (Anthology story: Into the Sea of Dew