I only read your original post, but before I finish reading the other replies I wanted to say, have you thought of making a character with ADD? Maybe the son of two powerful magic wielders but their son just can't concentrate enough to do anything?
I'm 28 years old and I have been fiddling with an idea of writing a book since I was in High School. I've never received any formal training in writing or anything along those lines. Simply read thousands upon thousands of books and decided I wanted to write my own. At this time I have finally...