Hello! I have a follow up question to your writing process post…how did you find that process? Like clearly nobody ever suggested to you to write a novel this way so how did you decide to write novels this way?
that's such a good question. i think it came about slowly after trying out several different methods, but i can't pinpoint a moment where i decided to try it this way.
to me (who has never been a linear writer) it felt very intuitive. i'm at the keyboard, i want to write, i have SO much to say all at once, i have the attention span of an adhd riddled goldfish: i gotta find a formula to keep some semblance of order among the chaos.
truly i think this is the best example of audhd i can think of. the absolute CHAOS going on in my documents gives my partner hives, but the "routine" in building slowly gives me a roadmap for what comes next when i inevitably hit the point where i absolutely cannot keep working on a new scene.
ALSO I MUST ADD with my current book i've found major success in using my chaos method to get the chapters to 1000-1500 words and then opening a new document and starting at the top of a chapter, using the pieces i already have and basically sewing them together into something that makes sense.
so, to assure the people who are concerned about consistency and fluidity - when i finish a chapter, i have spent time with it top to bottom to make sure everything flows properly.
also for those who have no idea what i'm talking about, link here to my writing method that has shocked and baffled most of the people who come across it!
