u/Mysterious-Object636

Reengaging With a Work in Progress

So first off, when I write a project, I hyperfixate. Last year I wrote three novels all over 100k words and each took between 30-50 days. I'm figuring out (although undiagnosed) that I probably have ADHD.

At the start of this year, I started writing a project that I was most proud of, meant the most to me, and some of the best technical writing I feel like I've achieved. I wrote 120k words in about 40 days, and then me and my (ex) partner broke up after 8 years together, and that obviously halted my writing while I figured it out. It's been a few months now, and I'm ready to rengage, but that WIP which is literally 90% done for the first draft, is so disconnected from my mind. I can't enhabit the MC which is REALLY important as the whole theme is about what is identity... There were so many moving parts and sub plots and characters that needed to be woven in, especially now I'm reaching the end that I need it all to connect, but I just can't inhabit that space.

I know that I should just write rubbish, and let it come to me, but I'm so proud of the rest of it, that I don't want to write rubbish 😭 and then it's this revolving feeling of feeling bad about myself cause the most I can do is edit a sentence, when my usual daily target is 2k words...

Does anyone have any tips, or have been through the struggle of taking a break that knows a good way that helped them click their brain back into gear?

Reengaging With a Work in Progress

So first off, when I write a project, I hyperfixate. Last year I wrote three novels all over 100k words and each took between 30-50 days. I'm figuring out (although undiagnosed) that I probably have ADHD.

At the start of this year, I started writing a project that I was most proud of, meant the most to me, and some of the best technical writing I feel like I've achieved. I wrote 120k words in about 40 days, and then me and my (ex) partner broke up after 8 years together, and that obviously halted my writing while I figured it out. It's been a few months now, and I'm ready to rengage, but that WIP which is literally 90% done for the first draft, is so disconnected from my mind. I can't enhabit the MC which is REALLY important as the whole theme is about what is identity... There were so many moving parts and sub plots and characters that needed to be woven in, especially now I'm reaching the end that I need it all to connect, but I just can't inhabit that space.

I know that I should just write rubbish, and let it come to me, but I'm so proud of the rest of it, that I don't want to write rubbish 😭 and then it's this revolving feeling of feeling bad about myself cause the most I can do is edit a sentence, when my usual daily target is 2k words...

Does anyone have any tips, or have been through the struggle of taking a break that knows a good way that helped them click their brain back into gear?

My girlfriend is born and raised Parisian, and a massive foodie, cares deeply about good cuisine, whereas I am a simple Welsh boy with simple tastes. When I last went to Paris to see her, I just sort of followed her around while she figured out where to eat, and when I go next, I don't want to just be idle in that regard, but restaurants and bistros are overwhelming there, there are just so many.

I would like to book, or know of places to go to that I can take the lead with, somewhere where a Parisian will really appreciate, and that has good food for her

My girlfriend is born and raised Parisian, and a massive foodie, cares deeply about good cuisine, whereas I am a simple Welsh boy with simple tastes. When I last went to Paris to see her, I just sort of followed her around while she figured out where to eat, and when I go next, I don't want to just be idle in that regard, but restaurants are overwhelming there, there are just so many.

I would like to book, or know of places to go to that I can take the lead with, somewhere where a Parisian will really appreciate, and that has good food for her