Tag: adhd
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Did I Accomplish my December Goals?
It’s 2023! Wow. I honestly can’t believe it. It’s the year I turn thirty and I’m cautiously hopeful for it all. December is over, and with it go all of my deadlines. Unfortunately, in spite of my best efforts, I have fallen behind in my goals. But, it is important to take time every now…
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Season of Submissions
Half of the way through December now! Time is clearly playing some kind of practical joke on us all. Or at least on me. Time blindness is a real thing for plenty of people with ADHD, and I am no different. With hyper-focusing on a new video game (Dwarf Fortress is technically really old, but…
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Setting Goals for December
So this is a new thing I’m gonna try out: setting goals and intentions publicly. I do them behind the scenes or I wouldn’t get anything done, but I feel like posting about them openly is also a good idea. Share in the madness that is my December with me. Goal 1: Thirteen Submissions I…
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Writing Update: Rejections Galore
My self-worth is tied very closely to my idea of myself as a writer. I may have talked about this in a previous blog post, but I came to the realisation this past year. I have been suffering – for lack of a better word – because I have opened myself up to critique and…
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Writing Update: Backwards in High Heels
Wow, lots of news to share! I have had a hectic start to 2022 as I imagine most of us have. I attended DV Con which was super fun! I made some new friends and learnt a lot about the industry. It was genuinely a very warming experience. I also joined another program for writer…
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Writing Update: Academic Journals Elude Me
We’re back to in person classes at work! So life is once again ramping up to a hectic pace. Classes are chaotic as always, but I’ve been killing myself to make sure that my writing doesn’t suffer either. I ended up writing for the GlobeSoup 7-day writing challenge this time around. The genre I was…
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Reading Round Up: June
This month I went on a bit of a reading bender. I’m just glad that I’ve gotten my reading mojo back somewhat. Also, turns out that I read around four times faster than most other people. A discovery I had when my kindle told me it would take 8 hours to finish the book and…
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Writing Update: Busy or Burn Out
A chaotic two weeks but now, finally, an update. Being busy is one of my many ways of coping with the boredom aversion that my ADHD brings me. And boy have I been busy. I’m starting a narrative podcast with friends, so a lot of my free time is being funnelled into writing for that.…
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Writing Update: Am I a Pantser? A Planner?
This week was a wild ride for me with migraines, deadlines and general chaos. But a kernel of something emerged from all that. Another person on my Crime Writing course asked a question about flying by the seat of your pants when it comes to writing, so here’s my two cents on the issue. This…
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Writing Update: Self-recrimination
This week was a wild ride. I finished up my final assignment for the first year of my mater’s degree, I embarked on another week of the Crime Writing course and I read five books. I know the last part isn’t technically writing but it still felt like an achievement to me. Or, at least,…
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