My Mind Is All Over The Place

Well I’m still on the high of publishing my first novel and I intend to ride it out for as long as it lasts. That being said now that I have finished the first book, I’m getting ideas for all kinds of things. I’m not complaining. It’s a good thing, but I just had a plan to finish the Dark Indiscretions Series first but other ideas pop up and I’m writing notes so I don’t forget and before I know it I’ve gotten a few paragraphs in. I said all that to say this: how do other authors do it? How do you maintain any shred of sanity with all these book ideas vying for space in your head? I try to sleep at night…idea pops up. I’m at work…scene plays out in my head. Half the time I don’t know what’s what. I have notes all over the iPhone and laptop. I guess it’s a good thing that I’m not planning to be a one book author (well at least my subconscious isn’t) but with classes starting again I’m starting to doubt where I’ll have the time to write anything besides research papers. Ha who am I kidding I do those the night before