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I have ADHD. I know, I know. This feels like the number one excuse for a lot of people these days. But…it’s not some great “get out of jail free card” that some seem to treat it. It genuinely sucks. And I’m fairly certain mine lives in inattentive ADHD which, to be honest, doesn’t really feel like a lot of trouble when I compare my struggles to those I see on social media or others in my life who I know have it, too. But I need to stop doing that - diminishing it in myself

NOTE: This article will contain a few spoilers of the Imaginarium Geographica. Last couple of blog posts, I've been really honing in on what realistic expectations is to me and how it applies to fantasy writing. To recap briefly: realistic expectations are the conscious effort to bring humanity into your writing. They are the emotions, feelings, thoughts, and quiet understandings that come from shared experiences and empathetic responses. Writing with realistic expectations j

The last blog post I made mentioned my term "realistic expectations," but I really didn't get a chance to delve too deep into the idea. Realistic expectations is more than just an intentional balance between world, character, and craft. While I can say "balance it, balance it!" as many times as I want, the how is the problem. If that were all I said to you, I'd be no better than those who tell you "show, don't tell" and never explains themselves. And I don't really like when