Advice needed for writing slump

Kara_dija

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The title may make you think it's simple slump, but it's not. İ have ADHD, no medications. I've tried so hard to compile my story for the past 3 years (I've always gotten distracted and started smth else) Finally I had only 2-3 chapters left in the manuscript, so, I thought I'd start posting and the need to meet self laid schedule will push me to finish the book.
Now the thing is I'm almost caught up with my manuscript but I can't for the life of me continue to write. I've picked up a new hobby —crocheting. And have already received requests and it's so much fun, I can't put it down. Thus, I'm still stuck on my last few chapters. At this point i cant even think of what to write next. I'm trying hard to resist the urge to start learning sewing. And at one point I began to cry about having only 2 hands and just 24 hours a day. Let's not even talk about house chores, because I'm burnt out.
İs there anything, overburdened, easily distracted, fellow ADHD writers can tell me that helped them out? İ desperately wanna work on this book but İ just really can't touch it.
 

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I just have a lot of different stories going on so if I burn out on one I can jump to another....

Though I've almost caught up to my backlog with Between Worlds and will have to start focusing on that one again very soon... and that one... has so much I want to do it can be overwhelming (it's supposed to be three books, covering two generations of characters).
 

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I just have a lot of different stories going on so if I burn out on one I can jump to another....

Though I've almost caught up to my backlog with Between Worlds and will have to start focusing on that one again very soon... and that one... has so much I want to do it can be overwhelming (it's supposed to be three books, covering two generations of characters).
İ used to do this back in highschool. Now I have access to more stuff, so I impulsively buy loads of said hobby material, and spend half an year making trinkets till dawn.
I'm honestly mentally very exhausted so my mind isn't at it's best creative peak. İ was thinking of going on hiatus because even if let's say people drop my story. İt ain't a big deal, I can always pick it up again. But I'm not sure if I should just give up that easily. Hence, the dilemma.
But best of luck for your (overwhelming amount of) work. You'll get it done in no time ?
 
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