Ahh yeah, having things to go back and forth between helps you stay productive when one burns you out.
And I hope my plan works out. We'll see. I'm trying. I'm considering doing one of my sci-fi type stories next, but I want to let my Patrons take a vote.
My main source for finding competitions is this lady's blog called "Curiosity Never Killed The Writer." she shares open calls for submissions and competitions for the upcoming month at the end of every month. If you're looking to submit to competitions and open calls I suggest starting there. but my number one tip is to never pay for submission fees.
there are a lot of companies that will do free submissions, free submissions up to a certain threshold, or free subs for people of specific demographics. look for those and never pay. writing is subjective, so no matter how good you are you could waste a ton of money