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Postby Aa-chan » Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:38 am

... Any tips for getting rid of obnoxious husbands that watch their anime (on their computer) too loud, as though they're deaf, and refuse to use the headphones you offer them because it's pink, and they don't want to "look stupid" in front of the new roommate? ._.; I'm about to bash my head through the wall here. I only got to 500 words for yesterday. :/ Some of it was a migraine, and ADHD (it's about 75% controlled by a medication called Strattera), but I totally blame the boy. ><;

I dunno. How do you guys make distractions go away? :/ Any suggestions for one with ADHD? I'd appreciate any help. :nyan:
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Jenna » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:45 pm

Use those headphones to listen to your own music. Last year, I listened to the How To Train Your Dragon soundtrack on loop whenever I wrote. Coincidentally, the music actually fits with Dark's Shadow.
So yeah. I'd suggest finding a soundtrack that fits the overall theme of your novel, and listen to that while you write.
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That all the trust we had would go
Gabrielle: How could I hate you
Xena: How could it come to pass?
This awful twist of fate
Gabrielle: How could I hurt you
Xena: This madness can't be so
Gabrielle: I can't believe it
Xena: I never dreamed that any barriers could rise
Gabrielle: Or that I'd ever see the stranger in your eyes
Xena: Our hearts were hurting both the same
Gabrielle: The hurt was tearing up our souls
Xena: The fury in us made us blind
Gabrielle: We could not see beyond the pain
Xena: If we can turn again to love
Gabrielle: If we can heal these open wounds
Xena: We'll leave this hatred far behind
Gabrielle: So not a trace of hate remains
Both: We'll overcome our damaged past
And we'll grow stronger side by side
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Maracate » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:07 pm

Go to a cafe? Here we have a very nice one in Barnes and nobles....
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Abyrae » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:36 pm

Don't go on youTube. >.> Just don't.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Tharevoc » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:43 pm

If you're like me, also don't go to wikipedia.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Yllamse » Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:46 pm

Listen to music. Go to the quietest place in the apartment if you can't go out. Go to the library if you can or meet up with other NaNoWriMo writers in your area. :) Hang in there Aa-chan.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Gaelach Rose » Wed Nov 02, 2011 6:52 pm

^ This. That last part especially.

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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Abyrae » Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:22 pm

Oh, and avoid TVTropes too. This is a black hole on the internet, even for people like me who don't have ADHD. Once you go in, you can't come out. :wince:
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Almonihah » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:36 pm

Abyrae wrote:Oh, and avoid TVTropes too. This is a black hole on the internet, even for people like me who don't have ADHD. Once you go in, you can't come out. :wince:


It is its own Event Horizon.
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Re: NaNoWriMo 2011: Bye-bye Distractions?

Postby Yllamse » Wed Nov 02, 2011 9:17 pm

Augh! I can't believe you guys mentioned it! Now I must resist!
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