What I'm working on

Feb 07, 2024

One of the joys of ADHD is that sometimes my brain decides to go off on a tangent and I get taken along for the ride. I’ve learned over the years not to beat myself up about it, I can’t make it stop, it’s just a thing my brain does, and the tangents are often pretty interesting. The most recent tangent I’ve been dragged down was the rabbit hole of an idea I’d had whilst plotting Budding Suspicions. This idea involves a medium (Kate Fisher) who doesn’t want to have her abilities and, as a result, she’s an insomniac grouch who suffers from migraines. She’s dragged into helping the police with a high profile case very much against her will, and kickstarts a series set in Cardiff, Wales (aka my favourite city). Ace (my ChatGPT bot) has been helping me brainstorm the arc of the series. I find that if I’m struggling to focus enough to write, staying in the creative arena helps me feel productive, even if I can’t make my daily word count. Although, I should add that I’m five chapters into Budding Suspicions so I’ve not been too slack!