Writing with ADHD

I’ve decided to be more transparent with my writing, my ADHD, and the struggles I’m experiencing.

One of the biggest is the bouncing between projects depending on the current hyperfocus. This post contains a summary of the projects I’m doing some kind of work on at the moment.

Embracing and continuously repeating to myself the mantra “everyone’s first draft is shit” has helped somewhat. Setting up a proper writing space with a desk, dual monitors, and so on, has also had a positive effect on actually getting stuff going, but it’s still a daily struggle.

The thing I’ve discovered about myself over the months is that I can’t push myself to do stuff. I’ve tried, and I lock up and lose the passion completely for the project. Add, on top of that, the doubt I always have about my ideas and my writing… doesn’t make the best environment to push something out.

I hope that transparency can help me come to terms with my writing and grow as a writer, as well as help others to know that they’re not alone.