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Draft 6 of Novel 1 continues to go very slowly, but the progress is all good progress. Still, I had hoped to not be doing anymore major rewrites at this stage, but alas, here we are. On the bright side, I have discovered some tools on my computer that are making things easier, in particular text-to-speech software, which is allowing me to *listen* to my manuscript. It really helps any errors show up because the software can only read what is on the page, not what I think I wrote, not what I remember writing, but what's actually there. So, that's been incredibly helpful and is making things go marginally faster, plus it's much less draining on my finite supply of spoons.
Current events are also supremely distressing/distracting, and I've had to give myself quite a bit of grace, while also getting stricter with myself. To that end, digital well-being apps have been a godsend, allowing me to shut off The Social Media while I work. Still, even with those tools, I have to forgive myself frequently for getting sucked into 24 hour news cycle of hell.
Star Wars Celebration is also happening and it's being livestreamed, so this week is a lot of setting realistic goals and limits.
I finally got to have game night with the neighbors yesterday after three weeks of scheduling conflicts and I was able to bring them the hats I made for them, so that was nice. Getting back into the swing of tentative socialization is an Experience. I've gone so long without much face-to-face contact that on the one hand I'm having to remember How To People, which being autistic makes into a bit of a nightmare of self-monitoring like OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD AM I DOING THIS RIGHT WAS THAT TOO MUCH EMOTION OR TOO LITTLE SEND HELP, but on the other hand my extrovert is like I LIIIIIIIIIIIVE. But through all this is still the ever-looming specter of Covid-19 and the heavy knowledge that it's unlikely to ever truly cease haunting us.
But anyway, the neighbors and I had a great conversation about Thrawn and asexuality, which was kind of on the heels of a previous conversation about Thrawn and autism, so one of these days I should probably write down my thoughts on both subjects 'cause OH BOY, DO I HAVE THOUGHTS.
Current events are also supremely distressing/distracting, and I've had to give myself quite a bit of grace, while also getting stricter with myself. To that end, digital well-being apps have been a godsend, allowing me to shut off The Social Media while I work. Still, even with those tools, I have to forgive myself frequently for getting sucked into 24 hour news cycle of hell.
Star Wars Celebration is also happening and it's being livestreamed, so this week is a lot of setting realistic goals and limits.
I finally got to have game night with the neighbors yesterday after three weeks of scheduling conflicts and I was able to bring them the hats I made for them, so that was nice. Getting back into the swing of tentative socialization is an Experience. I've gone so long without much face-to-face contact that on the one hand I'm having to remember How To People, which being autistic makes into a bit of a nightmare of self-monitoring like OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD AM I DOING THIS RIGHT WAS THAT TOO MUCH EMOTION OR TOO LITTLE SEND HELP, but on the other hand my extrovert is like I LIIIIIIIIIIIVE. But through all this is still the ever-looming specter of Covid-19 and the heavy knowledge that it's unlikely to ever truly cease haunting us.
But anyway, the neighbors and I had a great conversation about Thrawn and asexuality, which was kind of on the heels of a previous conversation about Thrawn and autism, so one of these days I should probably write down my thoughts on both subjects 'cause OH BOY, DO I HAVE THOUGHTS.
