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Where Do My Stories Come From?
Memory, past lives, what we call our gut or a hunch — are they built into our DNA?
D.M. De Alwis
Author of fantasy fiction, poetry and more.
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Social media will kill your motivation
BIPOC author rant. Querying is hard enough as it is without the demotivation. Is it me?
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Writing the premise
I followed a helpful instructional video by Jed Herne. If you want to learn more about my novel, keep reading.
Motivation x (Intention+Discipline)ᵃᵍᵉⁿᶜʸ
One gets you started. The other keeps you going. It’s not what you think. The recipe for success in any endeavour.
Anecdotal Evidence
A Kaleidoscope Coming into Focus
Feedback is a great way of learning more about how my ADHD affects the people around me.
Writing the final Chapter
To the tune of ‘The Final Countdown’
Reaching a peak before the summit
We are bombarded by subliminal messages that say we should be frustrated by the long and onerous journey. The journey is neither long nor onerous.
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A rooster struts his stuff
Celebrate your wins like Peter Pan.
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A writer… writes?
On productivity, watching my cat chirp, and finding the muse.
Poems
Caught in the net
Imagine if a doctor had never told me that I would become obese. Imagine if, in my healthy state, I continued eating and enjoying life…
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We are our worst, and best, critics.
I expanded a very long prologue, folding it into the novel. Then I cringed. Did I just ruin everything?
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Feedback. A difficult pill to swallow.
It feels like a bullet, but objectively — it is what makes you better.