Reading this has been such a pleasure!! I felt like I was reading a story and building up the anticipation of knowing what the theme of Side Quests was about, and I was in full agreeance. I'm also someone who's secretly(??? not much of a secret if I'm saying it) writing a novel and am definitely of the mind about how to integrate side quests because those are the ones that build the softer, more realistic bonds that exist between characters and with themselves. Kind of like peacetime!
Also, in my line of work as a therapist, whenever clients show up saying they "don't have anything to talk about," my brain immediately thinks we're about to go on a side quest to delve deeper on their patterns, unfettered by the daily "crises" (big or small) that tend to pull my clients' focus away from themselves.
And from one ND to another, I'm happy to see another ND person growing into acceptance of their urges and lifestyle! We can be met with so much criticism, and even worse criticism is the one we do to ourselves.
Also I'm laughing at myself as I was getting to the end of this, but you literally wrote everything I was thinking earlier--that side quests add depth, meaning, and world building. I love that we're on the same page. Looking forward to seeing more from you!
Thank you so much for sharing all of that. I love that you encourage your clients to explore the side quests. I’m so glad to hear that my words align with your experience of writing your novel. I’m also a novel writer and love writing these parts of the story.
I love this! Side quests lead us down the most surprising and fulfilling paths, I love embodying my inner woodland creature. This was beautifully written!
It really depends on the day but I enjoy my research side quests. Sometimes I'll be researching about a topic and then go down a random but related rabbit hole.
Reading this has been such a pleasure!! I felt like I was reading a story and building up the anticipation of knowing what the theme of Side Quests was about, and I was in full agreeance. I'm also someone who's secretly(??? not much of a secret if I'm saying it) writing a novel and am definitely of the mind about how to integrate side quests because those are the ones that build the softer, more realistic bonds that exist between characters and with themselves. Kind of like peacetime!
Also, in my line of work as a therapist, whenever clients show up saying they "don't have anything to talk about," my brain immediately thinks we're about to go on a side quest to delve deeper on their patterns, unfettered by the daily "crises" (big or small) that tend to pull my clients' focus away from themselves.
And from one ND to another, I'm happy to see another ND person growing into acceptance of their urges and lifestyle! We can be met with so much criticism, and even worse criticism is the one we do to ourselves.
Also I'm laughing at myself as I was getting to the end of this, but you literally wrote everything I was thinking earlier--that side quests add depth, meaning, and world building. I love that we're on the same page. Looking forward to seeing more from you!
Thank you so much for sharing all of that. I love that you encourage your clients to explore the side quests. I’m so glad to hear that my words align with your experience of writing your novel. I’m also a novel writer and love writing these parts of the story.
I love this! Side quests lead us down the most surprising and fulfilling paths, I love embodying my inner woodland creature. This was beautifully written!
Thank you so much for reading!
side quests are for people deeply embedded in hustle culture :/
EXACTLY!!! They connect all the other dots together!
It really depends on the day but I enjoy my research side quests. Sometimes I'll be researching about a topic and then go down a random but related rabbit hole.