Work on the stuff you can send out soonest. Jot down notes about your other stories when they hit, but just notes. Not pages of them. Then get back to the book that is in front of you.

May I ask about deadlines and work days? Of course with that end date in mind, days probably get as long as they need to be. But do you have a method to how you balance/separate full-time hours of writing vs hours of life?

Thanks!