MY BRAIN IS A MEMORY HOARDER, NOT A MEMORY PALACE (And That's How I Ended Up With 30 Unfinished Novels)

I have read a lot about writing, and I have read a lot about ADHD. What I haven’t read much of is the two of them together. I know there are authors with ADHD. I know ADHD representation in fiction has gone way up in recent years. But what I actually want is a deep dive into the difference between authors and ADHD authors — the mechanics of it, the wiring. I have nothing to back this up with science. Just my experience. So, you know. Rigorous. I have soooo many stories half-started, almost-finished, half-baked, and outlined. If you go look at dylanreed.com you’ll see something like thirty stories in various stages of existence. Is that too many? Not enough? Who knows! When I bring this up on writers' forums, the consensus seems to be that you should work on one thing at a time so you don’t get distracted. But there’s also a whole crowd who are planning one story, drafting a second, and editing a third all at once — and that seems to be pretty normal for “working” authors, too. Back…