I just wrote something new for the first time, well and truly, in almost three years when I finished my thesis.
For a while there, I was worried I never would write again. As much as writing my thesis was a catharsis of grieving and understanding for me,
meets the guy and suddenly all of her issues are fixed.
If you ever worry that mental health issues are something too overused or too difficult to deal with in fantasy or other genres outside of contemporary fiction, take this as your sign to write it anyway. It helps.
@ZenMeoww ADHD is 75% of the reason I have PTSD. My executive dysfunction was so bad and my inner critic so strong that I gave myself trauma. Definitely the most debilitating of any of my issues.
@YahGorlSciences I was literally having the same thoughts last year in October. I talked to my therapist and she sent me to a psychiatrist and a week later I had my diagnosis. Best decision of my life.
Deadline Jun 30: CRAFT First Chapters Contest with guest judge Masie Cochran of Tin House; submit the first chapter(s) from an unpublished novel/novella, completed or in progress, to win $2,000, critique, and more | https://t.co/HR1I0NYeyl @CraftLiterary with @submittable
🎉 @MiamiBookFair Big Read is here! Award-winning poets and collaborators, Ross Gay and @aimeenez will read from their works, “The Book of Delights” and “World of Wonders” as MBF officially marks the start of the 2021 Big Read tonight, March 9 at 7 pm ET. https://t.co/Pkj4ha4Jtj