@manderleypress.bsky.social I feel like you'd have a rolodex of good people...

That sounds like a lot to deal with. I'm so glad you're here today.

Weirdly, limiting my writing time helps. No sitting at the desk, ruminating. Sessions of maximum an hour until something changes, the feeling shifts.
Also co-writing, either online or in person. Meeting friends at the British Library to write.
Getting enough sleep, re-reading old favourites.

Hello! Your post about three feeds made me laugh.
I think especially for late-dx women, we had a whole bunch of coping mechanisms that probably weren't that healthy, and then fell apart in 2020 (or maybe that's just me)

Ooh coloured index cards, I'm feeling a dopamine boost just looking at them

How can you make sure that writing is nourishing and invigorating, and keep body and soul together when you’re juggling a total lack of executive function and a bucketload of hyperfocus? Would really love to hear how you evaluate what balance is for you, and your top self-care rituals and routines.

Especially looking at those people who write for seven hours ignoring the need to pee. Spoonie writers carefully rationing energy. Menopausers who are mostly powered by righteous rage.

I hate how self-care has become associated with pampering (thanks so much, late stage capitalism) but it’s more fundamental than that.

Summed up so well, that makes total sense. But also rubbish when lack of executive function won't let you start writing 🙋‍♀️

Water, water with electrolytes, and coffee

Yeah outlining makes my brain think I've already written the story. Writing out of sequence can help. Write the bits that excite you and see what breadcrumbs in each piece needs to be followed up - either earlier or later in the narrative.