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I Let Go of the Version of Publishing I Was Supposed to Want; an ADHD Diagnosis Helped

Author Irena Smith reveals how hybrid publishing and an ADHD diagnosis combined to help her find a publishing route that made sense for her.
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I Let Go of the Version of Publishing I Was Supposed to Want; an ADHD Diagnosis Helped

Author Irena Smith reveals how hybrid publishing and an ADHD diagnosis combined to help her find a publishing route that made sense for her.

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Apr 8 at 5:08pmWeb
Show threadMurdoc Addams 🧛🏻 🇨🇦16h ago

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This idea sounded appealing because I too get the RSD. But the idea of nonnegotiable deadlines does not sit well with me, so I wonder if this is true of all hybrid publishers. It might be that I am autistic in addition to my ADHD, or something to do with RSD, but while deadlines can often get me to complete something that I might otherwise struggle with, they feel awful, grating, and draining. I don't think that I do my best work that way. The one actual writing job I had (a commission) had no deadline, and I did a great job in a reasonable time. Meanwhile virtually all of my other projects languish unfinished, and not for lack of interest. I think that just knowing that someone was waiting for a result that could do something with it (as opposed to say just a friend) is what kept me on task. Finding people to fill that role however has proven most difficult.

Still, I'll have to give this hybrid publishing thing more of a look. I just hope that it's not filled with those nonnegotiable deadlines. 😬

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