Author Blog
Writing the premise
I followed a helpful instructional video by Jed Herne. If you want to learn more about my novel, keep reading.
Diliny M. De Alwis
Motivation*(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.
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’
Culture
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.
Author Blog
A rooster struts his stuff
Celebrate your wins like Peter Pan.
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…
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?
Feedback. A difficult pill to swallow.
It feels like a bullet, but objectively — it is what makes you better.
The First Chapter
A lesson in writing fantasy: be flexible to where your story starts.
Hello World!
The beginning of the rest of my life.