I felt really giddy when I got this question. Hehe honestly, all my explicit stories (New Home series and Paradise) are all made on a whim and I just had an idea and decided to write it whenever I can come up with content for a chapter. Then by the middle of it, I then form the plot so it'll make sense. But for my non-explicit stories, yes, I do very thorough planning. Would you believe that each WIP and story I have so far each have a notebook? And in this notebook, I have the rough draft of what the plot is, then the characters, details on them, then if I have ideas on scenes, I write the dialogue. I write everything down on these notebooks.

Back when I started writing in 2017, I never did any of this. I did everything on a whim, just write until my OTP kiss lol then by 2022, I tried to be stricter, but because I was counting the days on how long I would write a chapter, I got burnout faster, then stopped writing for 6 months and almost gave up on writing entirely. So I just write whenever I can and if I get inspired, I would spend a lot of time within my rest hours in a day to write. Sometimes it would take me days, weeks and even months for me to finish a chapter and that's to help me not burn myself out.

Also I feel you. I have 16 WIP drafts and 4 active stories. I'm juggling the 4 with some of the drafts I have cause I get bursts of ideas and I need to write it down before it whisks away from my pea brain. But honestly, the biggest advice I can give is to never expect too much for yourself. Always remember the reason why you write and find inspiration in it. Also, take breaks! There's no deadline, the only one giving it is yourself. Thank you for this question anon, if you have the courage to message me on Twitter, please do, I would love to chat with you about writing!