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"Pro writers with adhd what are your tips to get to work?" [Reddit Archive Snapshot] (web.archive.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Dee_Imaginarium to c/writing

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I think this is the best place to post this, but I was going through my saved posts before deleting my Reddit account and thought that a lot of writers on Lemmy/Fediverse might be able to enjoy this one.

There's some great tips in these comments but this archive snapshot will make sure that information isn't lost.

Feel free to add your own tips here in the Fediverse as well!

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[–] Zagaroth 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

An expansion on 6: Each of my stories (I have three serial-type stories, though I am only currently publishing one of them) is on a separate continent, and with an undefined temporal relationship. I am not getting any of these groups involved in world-spanning plots, so I don't have to define where they are in time relative to each other.

This makes things a lot cleaner, I don't have to worry about discrepancies or conflicting narratives.

[–] Dee_Imaginarium 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

These are great notes, thank you for sharing and expanding on them!

[–] Zagaroth 5 points 1 year ago

Glad to help, and I have another.

When my brain gets a certain level of fuzz when I try to concentrate, I go take a quick nap. Sometimes it's longer than 'quick', but that means I really needed sleep. But much of the time, I really do just need that brief bit of rest and reset to let my brain chill.

Alternatively, I'll go take a shower, or deliberately take a break from writing to take care of a household chore. Just, do something to break things up.