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Not to worry. I'm ADHD as well. But I can hyperfocus, especially if I have a sort of "ritual" before hand. Bathroom, eat, sound-cancelling headphones, loud music, and keep my eyes on my screen. My most productive day was over 14k words, with breaks every hour to stand, stretch, etc. But I rarely...

pantser-leaning-plantser. That said, I've largely solved both of these issues with 2 simple fixes. first, I have alpha readers. They help point out any inconsistencies, then I can alter the story to better fit, or include an explanation of WHY it's not inconsistent, etc. second, I use AI. Not to...

your obsession could be finding your obsession. as for me? I'm ADHD. My obsession changes with the phase of the moon.

Menzoberranzan - The Legacy of Drizzt follows the mother's side. Women are bigger, stronger, faster, more intelligent, and more agile than males. There are exceptions, but generally speaking. I like that it was completely different from "I was born to the king, so I'm the next king".

I'll be learning HS2 for better images, writing perpetually throughout the year, work on some of my MANY backlogged stories (seriously, I've got like 150+ starts and ideas). and definitely prep my two completed works (Lay the Dragon and DragonBound) for release, though whether or not I'll...

Happy new year! Hope '25 will be better than '24!

Happy new year!! Shall we share our favorite New Year's memes? I'll start!

as a fantasy author, aren't the fundamental differences basically just boiled down to "does cool thing happen due to long complex words, or does cool thing happen due to magic, which is also explained using long, complex words?" other than that, they're just reskinned. like in star wars, the...

that's another option. I usually just copy, delete, paste if it doesn't have any note-worthy replies. Not gonna bother the mods for nothing. As for deleting it, there should usually be an option near the top. Unless that vanishes with the first reply. In which case, my apologies.

copy, delete, go to thread, paste, post?

agreed on the heels and long hair. That said, I disagree with bikini armor, and not for the reason anyone would think. you said "fantasy". the thing about most fantasy worlds? They have some form of magic. So bikini armor would indeed make sense assuming it was enchanted to increase toughness of...

iditarod is better cause dogs.

I've read books that went solidly "a ship is an item. It has no gender." and books that treated ships like a member of the group. It's definitely just my opinion, but the ones that treated the ship as a character were far better. And if you want the reader to be treated like an outsider being...

And I wasn't disagreeing. He could go technically correct and refer to the ship as "it". Or he could go colloquially correct and switch it all to feminine. doesn't really matter, so long as he's happy with his story. I say this because proper grammar doesn't exist in every aspect of real life...

I'm far from an expert, however, I have studied the theories of sailing. From my experience, it's largely superstitious. When you're out on the open ocean, weeks from land, your have 1 lifeline - the ship. As such, you don't do ANYTHING to piss her off. she is your best friend, your first love...

A sailor's first love is their ship. so yeah, you could use "it", as that's TECHNICALLY correct. But since when have sailors (specifically pirates) been any form of correct? Vehicles of all sorts have been called by feminine pronouns since horse-drawn carriages. so you've got technically correct...

statistically, the holidays are the most depressing time of year. Winter blues (less sunlight), people with no family to celebrate with, winter is hard on housing and vehicles, not to mention wallets for heating. Some people feel hungrier than usual this time of year for a biological instinct to...

Just to clarify, I'm high school educated with ADHD hyperfocus. As such, my knowledge is far from PhD levels but it's varied. That said, electrons exist everywhere. They exist around you, within you, and yes, they interact with you daily. That said, it shouldn't affect you too much. human...

One thing I forgot to mention. This is something some will likely disagree with, but... Use improper grammar. Humans are imperfect. In dialogue, a character shouldn't use flawless grammar and wording and such. It should sound natural. For you, it's thought out and planned and edited. For them...