Hi everyone, ADR here.
After a long hiatus, I've decided to come back - mainly because I wasn't getting anywhere with a smaller writing forum, but also because I've fallen back under the spell of writing fantasy and fiction.
I used to doubt my own writing skill and competence (the reason...
@ dark fantasy: I actually suffer from extremely low confidence as well, so you're not alone.
My confidence problems essentially come from a combination of low self-esteem and really bad episodes of writers' block where I have had to wonder whether there was any point for me to write, or if I...
What about the new AMD processors (A8 series - otherwise known as the Bulldozer chips. They're a lot, lot cheaper than Intel processors at the moment. Of course, they're not as powerful computationally, but they have very, very good integrated graphics. I've got an AMD A8 chip in my current...
I saw a thread about cars here (but I assumed it was dead, as it was last updated in April/May) so I've decided to set another thread up...
Currently, I drive a generic 'Eurohatch' - in this case, a Vauxhall/Opel Corsa.
Cars I would really like to own (if money was an object) - the Fiat...
This thread partly comes off the back of Lorna's 'The Value of Fantasy' thread (sorry Lorna!). After reading it, my own experience of writing is slightly different.
I really, really want to keep writing, (because it is something I really enjoy - it at least helps me take my mind off work)...
To start off, I also have Aspergers Syndrome - and my obsession is ships, non-wheeled vehicles, and fantasy items with a hint of science.
Here's some of my 3D work (using Autodesk Maya and Blender) that I've worked on over the past five years. Most of it is unfinished, but, considering how...
I sympathise with you, Lorna. I keep finding myself sinking into a 'vicious circle' of self-doubt and real-world 'connection'.
In terms of stories, the only criteria I have for picking ideas (and turning them into stories) is whether they have a 'real-world connection', whether said idea is...
I didn't mean that I had 'exited' the Bond franchise simply because of a lack of a Q type character - it's just 007 films have always had a tradition of gadgets, and the old Qs (John Cleese and the late, great Desmond Llewyn) used to have some cracking lines.
But I look forward to any Bond...