Monday - Week update

So - Perhaps you've noticed a slight uptick in my output. I'll get to that at the bottom of the post but here's some updates:

Ultimate Level 1 - Book 11 is cruising. (book 10 just finished recording - just needs edits... crazy). I'm again set for 7 days a week till Nov 30th atm on Book 11. Need to write/edit some more and upload but we're good for a while.

Loopbreaker Book 2 - Again, we're cruising, 7 days a week till Dec 2nd atm. I may go 5 days at that point, we'll see. Depends on if I can keep my output where it is right now.

Battle through the 9 realms - Wow.. getting back to this series was crazy and I'm happy to say that right now I'm writing chapter 41 , so you've got some chapters coming. Felt weird after being off it for so long, but was happy to get back to it.

The Creation of Arin - I think I have 24 chapters done... not sure. I'd have to double check but my brains firing on all cylinders right now, so I'll pass.

You might say - "Shawn, wth happened?"

So last year my wife said I was distracted and focused too much on writing. She was right. I have ADHD and hyper focus. I focus on what i like and the rest of the world kind of fades away. That was how I wrote 2 million words in a year.

So she had me talk to a psychiatrist. They gave me Adderall. It was good but not really. It messed up another med i took, so that doctor upped that med. That in turn made the Adderall not work, so my ADHD med got bumped up.

During all this, no one realized what was happening. I was getting frustrated, anxious, overwhelmed and like the hulk in that I was always charged. My ability to make good decisions, say no, and basic common sense started to fail. Thing's I'd never say or do happened and I couldn't stop it.

At the end of august I had a mental break down. I broke. Even after that I was still so amped and charged. My wife was right in her assessment of calling me an 'asshole' during these moments. I can't remember some of the stuff I did or said and I cringe when I think about how I was.

And today, I sit here after 5 days of no adhd medicine. I feel like a new person. Gone is my frustration, my hyper sensitivity and all of that other stuff. I'm back to my easy going self and don't get worked up like I did.

I'm also dreaming like I once did. That sounds crazy to some but it is what feeds and funnels the stories I write to the pages. In 5 days I'm at 94k words... more than I've done in most months.

So i'm in a good place, writing again, working on multiple stories.

Thanks for listening, thanks for supporting me.