Secrets of The Neurodivergent Writer: How to write when your brain doesn't want to
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2024
- originally given at the Pilgrim Artists Festival on Sept 16th 2023, this on-site recorded talk delves into how to make your brain work for you as a neurodivergent author
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This is great. I wasn’t going to watch it because it’s 59 minutes, which is 58 minutes longer than my attention span, but I’m glad I did. So much great information and insight. Finally something that makes sense to me.
very glad to hear it resonated with you! thanks for the encouragement!
Oh my gosh, I desperately needed this, I struggle so much with writing because I'm neurodivergent, thank you so much W.R Gingell! Perfect timing!! 😊
(P.S I really wanted to thank you because now I've realized I love writing, but the first thing I ever actually tried hard writing was a fan fiction for the city between. So thank you, your the reason I'm a writer. ❤)
so glad it was useful! and delighted that you’re dipping your toes in the writing world via city between 🥰
@@that_sWRiteAbsolutly! Your books are just as amazing from this video! #stillheartbrokenfromAthelasbetrayal. (The first thing I did was Athelas’ betrayal from his perspective, it's not good, but it did start everything for me! )
Thank you so much for making sure those of us who couldn't attend live could watch a recording! This is so helpful while I don't struggle with Adhd I am dyslexic and have a chronic illness that makes writing consistently a challenge 🙃😅 I will definitely be trying out some of what you have suggested!❤
Blessings and hugs!💕
dyslexia and chronic illness singly are hard: together is compounding the difficulty 😫 i hope some of this works for you!
(i find that the font/colour combo on my word doc make a lot of difference with my dyslexia, btw-so if you haven’t tried experimenting with that, i highly recommend doing so!)
@that_sWRite I haven't tried using colour. Do you just make your whole doc a different color other than black or do you alternate colors somehow?
I do use the open dyslexic font often and it really helps.
I also use use the read aloud function in Word. Sometimes, I read while listening or just close my eye's it helps with some of my bigger grammatical errors.
Hope you have/had a great service at church today!
@@amandaelsts4863 rather than changing the colour of the doc, i’ll change the colour of the font-dark green or dark blue instead of black ☺️
This was exactly what I needed to see today, thank you. As I approach 2 years sober, I'm finally coming to grips with having unsuccessfully self-medicated for 30 years of my life, and this ADHD connection to writing habits is feeling like you somehow traveled from Tasmania to Kansas and visited me directly in my own brain.
Thanks for sharing this recording. Some of the things that you mentioned rang a gong and I've filled my notebook with key points to help me remember.
What's weird is that I can watch an hour long video about basically anything, but writing for an hour straight? That's a problem lol
A great lecture, thank you!
Thank you!
Object impermanence is one of my biggest struggles as well. These tips are great. I’m taking a writing course with great exercises, but sometimes I can’t make my brain do the exercises on command. Now I’ll put it aside, do something else and find that I’ll get flashes of insight when I’m doing something like driving. Then as soon as I get home, I dive into my notebook. I’m also bribing myself to finish my novel by allowing myself to go to a writing conference in November. Great video!
object impermanence--the bane of my life and the reason why i have my own personal fridge ahaha
i'm so glad the video was helpful, and that you're finding ways to work around it!
Bribes come before.
REWARDS come after, but planning ahead for a reward is perfectly acceptable.
Reward the behaviors you want to see repeated.
a bribe: "if you do this, i give you that/i'll give you this to do that"
a reward: "hey you did something good, here is a nice thing that wasn't promised"
basically, rewards don't work: i need the bribe--the promise of the thing i've already got or am planning to buy, in exchange for the thing i need to be done. often i already have the thing and just don't let myself use it until after. whether it comes before or after isn't relevant; it's the purpose of the thing that matters.
you can think of it as a reward if that works for you, tho, for sure! i'll still disagree with your interpretation of bribe/reward, but that's the fun of the system; you can do it the way that works for you!
@that_sWRite call it what you will, you are rewarding yourself AFTERWARD. Keep it up!
@@bforman1300 i mean you do you and make rewards for yourself, but please don’t try to explain my own system to me. there is definitely crossover between reward/bribe but imagine trying to get off a charge of bribery by saying to the judge “well actually yr honour i gave the money to the official AFTER he did what i wanted him to do so you can’t get me for bribery”?
i bribe myself because that’s what works. my little weasel brain loves the “oho, doin’ a dodgy” that i can’t get from a reward. anyone who wants to “reward” themselves instead is perfectly legitimate, and I encourage that ☺️ arguing over the terms someone else uses legitimately isn’t very productive; it doesn’t make them wrong, and it doesn’t mean you have to use the same terms either
Sorry for the random comment, but I just wanted to say I love your books so much it's not even funny!
Your the best writer ever!! :D
Also, I know this is random, but I just wanted to say this because I love this detail so much!!!
My favorite little detail in The City Between is in book nine, when Pet and Zero are in the heirling trials, and Pet asks Zero what does he smell/what's the smell that's comforting him.
When he said "Lavender" with such a pained look in his face it broke my heart! I guess even after everything Athelas has done, the thought of him still comforts Zero!
Also, I almost cried out of happiness when I read the ending of The World behind!
(Spoiler alert for anyone reading this)
I squealed when Zero came to live with them, it made me so happy!!!
@@KaylieghHereford delighted to heal your heart after breaking it! 😁😁
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I have a playlist i play for myself for about half an hour to get my head on track for the writing, and then while i write i have a background noise type track from YT playing at low volume that fits the theme of the writing, like "Radio chatter of patrolling spaceships" or similar.
@@smokinggnu6584 i also use youtube like that! particularly lawtube and true crime
@@smokinggnu6584 oh! and if you check out the “ambient chaos” website you can fiddle with the settings to get stuff like 70% rain noise and 30% zombie apocalypse! it’s perfect for “chatter/ambient” noise!
I can't like the video enough.
At times this was too relatable (with all the downsides). But despite this, or maybe because of this, I've come away with immense hope.
I've even pulled my refill pad and my printed first draft back out to start working on edits.
I had completely forgotten I had a note on my phone with a long list of things that work for me until you mentioned it. 😂
I'm asking this before finishing the video, so Idk if you address it, but how do you fall in love with the process of a creative act? Writing or other stuff
Also, rn I'm working on fan art for the city between! I really hope you like it!! :D
(You probably don't remember me, but I'm the teen who sent you the chibi Morgana, Athelas, and Pet through email!)
Do you think it should be fully colored or black and white with only specific colors shown?
i remember you and your chibis! they're so cute! you should always do your fan art exactly the way you think works best--i trust the artist more than i trust me, because i cannot draw to save my life!
@@that_sWRite Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D
Also I sent you the drawing thingy through email!!!!!!!!!!!! I will make more, though!!!!
And I bet you draw awesome!!!!!!!!! :D :D :D If you draw a quarter of how good you write I bet it's awesome! :D
Have an awesome day!!!
ADHD✔️Dyslexic✔️Left-handed✔️and 🏳️🌈The planet is definitely not set up for the likes of me. One must find one’s own way through this scary wilderness.
Thank you for this video.