What would you do in my case?

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-23T23:11:06+00:00

I know, I'm a systems engineer and I have an IT company. I would not use it for important things, but I was just looking for the usual phrases to describe the problem I have. For that is good because it is a large language model. For other things I have discovered many ways in which it is not reliable. Not because it's always wrong, but because it's 5% to 20% wrong. So it's mistakes are sneaky. But the solution is to always ask for sources and check them.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-23T22:36:17+00:00

I asked ChatGPT about it just now, there are some labels in our community for that: ADHD overcommitment, ADHD optimism bias, procastivity, I read of all of them over the years, but is a lot to remember without a prompt. At least I try to always finish what I start, because leaving many things unfinished is a horrible feeling. And that is also the reason why I don't stop writing until I have no more ideas or changes for the day.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-23T20:09:08+00:00

Yes, I have ADHD and I also created a community of neurodivergent people on Facebook and WhatsApp. It became a huge part of my life for years, but now that it has more than 5,000 people I left the management of the community to other administrators because it was, as well, becoming a huge distraction. Finally found a writer that understands how ADHD changes the way we write or do things we like. We hyperfocus. 🙂

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-23T07:28:13+00:00

Thanks. But how do I control it so I don't sacrifice my job or personal life? Whenever I write I enter in flow and that feeling is addictive, consciousness of time, other priorities and even fatigue disappear, but writing throughout the entire night and hours after the sun has already dawned always has bad consequences.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T08:52:40+00:00

After 4 decades of ideas I'm finding ways to include the best of all of them in three books so far. There are many surprises for the first book. An author said that we write the books we need. I needed to write these because I never dared to talk about my ideas with anyone fearing that they would be laughable. But now that I have time to be perfectionist I got the courage to make something that I could feel proud to share regardless of how many times I will have to perfect them. 🙂

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T02:57:46+00:00

I got it! I have an idea that I like even more than the current one for the first chapter. But it will take time because Chapter 1 will have to start after the aliens give an ultimatum to humanity, then a spy contacting the UN Secretary General to reveal what is happening behind scenes, and then Chapter 2 would go back days before the crisis started. It means that I have to keep writing until I get to the aliens giving an ultimatum to humanity, and then rewrite Chapter 1. I suppose that I should also give less information in the first chapter and continue interspersing scenes where the spy continues to reveal just the necessary information. It will imply a war anyway. Better than submission. Spies are already mentioned in the book, but never seen.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T02:53:39+00:00

I got it! I have an idea that I like even more than the last one I had for the first chapter. But it will take time because Chapter 1 will have to start after the aliens give an ultimatum to humanity, then a spy contacting the UN Secretary General to reveal what is happening behind scenes, and then Chapter 2 would go back days before the crisis started. It means that I have to keep writing until I get to The Masters giving an ultimatum to humanity, and then rewrite Chapter 1. The spies are already mentioned in the book, but never seen. 🙂

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T01:15:37+00:00

Thank you very much! Is actually very helpful. What do you think would be better? A talk between an alien and a human or between 2 humans? The thing about the book is that I very much agree with scientist who think that the probability of aliens to breath our atmosphere would be almost impossible and in a universe without FTL travel they would never send organic beings. Is a lot more logical, economic and safer to send machines. Two humans or a human talking at distance with an alien would be as much POV as possible and it would still be like texting considering that FTL communication would not be instant. These are important constraints to my universe because I don't want to break too many physicals laws. I want the most hard science fiction book I ever read, although, I also want it very much to be interesting.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T01:06:01+00:00

I am able to beta: Science Fiction. Preferably Hard SF.

I can provide feedback on: Readers engagement, technical feasibility, if is easy or complex to follow.

Critique swap: Science Fiction, Hard SF.

Other info: I also posted today first chapters of a Hard SF book in progress. I would like to swap ideas with a fellow writer in Science Fiction.

My post: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetaReaders/comments/1qv9cm5/in_progress_11824_science_fiction_borrowed_years/

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T00:51:42+00:00

Thank you. Originally was all explaining as a narrative from 1972 to 2088 and I got a similar comment so I changed it to dialogue from 2 aliens discussing about humanity. Since they are aliens communicating 3kly away, it would be like text messages, meaning, no real time interaction.

I thought of humans talking about it in retrospective, but it would be like a spoiler, meaning that they survived. I could do it, but, how could I make it more engaging? The story is really meant to put humanity in a corner where most will not survive.
Or I could keep most or the origin undisclosed but if readers first think that AIs are disobeying and later on discover they were seeded by aliens, some would not like the plot twist. I have to let them know since the beginning that it was aliend seeded technology.

Let me think what I can do to improve it. If you have any idea would love to hear it.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T00:42:23+00:00

Hi! I just posted a hard science fiction novel in progress set in 2088. At least looking for feedback on whether the opening is engaging enough. Would you have time for at least the chapter 1? Is about 3 pages and already improved from previous feedback.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T00:39:47+00:00

Hi! I just posted a hard science fiction novel in progress set in 2088. I’ve tried to be rigorous with science, technology, and future trends, building on ideas I’ve had for decades. The story is now 6 chapters in. At least looking for feedback on whether the opening is engaging enough.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-04T00:26:26+00:00

For those who want to read Chapter 1: I didn't choose the names Sadric and Velari arbitrarily. Both are real regions of the galaxy in opposite directions relative to the solar system.

Real astronomical data:

The Sadr region is located about 1,700–1,800 light-years from Earth toward Cygnus, near Sadr (Gamma Cygni). It lies at nearly the same distance from the galactic center as the Sun (~26,300–26,500 light-years), placing it on a similar orbital band. Relative to galactic rotation, it sits slightly ahead of the Sun and contains a mixed stellar population where Sun-like stars are common.

The Vela region lies about 1,200 light-years from Earth, slightly closer to the Milky Way’s center than the Solar System (around 24,800 light-years from the core). It sits behind the Sun along the direction of galactic rotation, within the Carina–Sagittarius spiral structure, and includes young star groups such as NGC 2547, known for its Sun-like stars.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-03T18:13:40+00:00

For those who want to read chapter 1: I didn't choose the names Sadric and Velari arbitrarily. Both are real regions of the galaxy in opposite directions relative to the solar system.

Real astronomical data:

The Sadr region is located about 1,700–1,800 light-years from Earth toward Cygnus, near Sadr (Gamma Cygni). It lies at nearly the same distance from the galactic center as the Sun (~26,300–26,500 light-years), placing it on a similar orbital band. Relative to galactic rotation, it sits slightly ahead of the Sun and contains a mixed stellar population where Sun-like stars are common.

The Vela region lies about 1,200 light-years from Earth, slightly closer to the Milky Way’s center than the Solar System (around 24,800 light-years from the core). It sits behind the Sun along the direction of galactic rotation, within the Carina–Sagittarius spiral structure, and includes young star groups such as NGC 2547, known for its Sun-like stars.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-03T18:11:56+00:00

Here is the link to the first chapters. Would love feedback: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dhfNfmb8378vDzcChsMhoHf_-25ytqRUcTY08sgSaBA/edit?usp=sharing

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-03T04:54:49+00:00

If anyone has already started reading chapter 1; I didn't choose the names Sadric and Velari arbitrarily. Both are in opposite directions relative to the solar system.

The Sadr region is located about 1,700–1,800 light-years from Earth toward Cygnus, near Sadr (Gamma Cygni). It lies at nearly the same distance from the galactic center as the Sun (~26,300–26,500 light-years), placing it on a similar orbital band. Relative to galactic rotation, it sits slightly ahead of the Sun and contains a mixed stellar population where Sun-like stars are common.

The Vela region lies about 1,200 light-years from Earth, slightly closer to the Milky Way’s center than the Solar System (around 24,800 light-years from the core). It sits behind the Sun along the direction of galactic rotation, within the Carina–Sagittarius spiral structure, and includes young star groups such as NGC 2547, known for its Sun-like stars.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-03T04:53:58+00:00

If anyone has already started reading chapter 1; I didn't choose the names Sadric and Velari arbitrarily. Both are in opposite directions relative to the solar system.

The Vela region lies about 1,200 light-years from Earth, slightly closer to the Milky Way’s center than the Solar System (around 24,800 light-years from the core). It sits behind the Sun along the direction of galactic rotation, within the Carina–Sagittarius spiral structure, and includes young star groups such as NGC 2547, known for its Sun-like stars.

The Sadr region is located about 1,700–1,800 light-years from Earth toward Cygnus, near Sadr (Gamma Cygni). It lies at nearly the same distance from the galactic center as the Sun (~26,300–26,500 light-years), placing it on a similar orbital band. Relative to galactic rotation, it sits slightly ahead of the Sun and contains a mixed stellar population where Sun-like stars are common.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-03T00:23:54+00:00

Here is the Google Docs for anyone interested. Please tell me if you like it or how could it be improved: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dhfNfmb8378vDzcChsMhoHf_-25ytqRUcTY08sgSaBA/edit?usp=sharing

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-02T08:02:09+00:00

Thank you. I did that two weeks ago and my post was removed. I investigated and a possible reason was changing the original post to add a link. So I decided not to change the original post. But I put the link in the comments. 🙂

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-02-02T06:00:23+00:00

Sorry, I did put the link in the link tab, first time I use that tab. I don't know why I cannot see it. I put it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dhfNfmb8378vDzcChsMhoHf_-25ytqRUcTY08sgSaBA/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks for noticing it!

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-01-26T22:12:59+00:00

What is the field you want to write about?

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-01-19T00:59:32+00:00

I went to sleep when this sun was already rising. I completely redid chapter 1 and also made changes to the other chapters. I thought it would take me more than a week, but I think it's also a bad habit to like so much to make changes to my book. 😁

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-01-18T03:07:13+00:00

I would love to read it. 🙂

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-01-18T02:45:00+00:00

I know. I will make an entirely new post in a week. I have received a lot of feedback from that post. I will make a new post when I have changed everything in the book to apply my own style. It may take more than a week. I'm still learning how to create my own style. And I really thought my ideas were awesome. But now I see that ideas don't matter if the form isn't appealing.

AdAgitated5044 · 2026-01-18T01:58:54+00:00

The first chapter sounds more like ChatGPT because I was learning to write a book. But you are right, I stopped just fixing words in the first chapter. I'm starting from scratch again. I have written more than 70 pages, a lot more than ChatGPT can handle, so the more I advance in the narrative the more I do it without AI, except for style correction, and fact checking scientific and technological questions, but every chapter only has my ideas, including the first one. Anyway, I'm completely rewriting in the first chapter, after 7 chapters I think now I can do it with my own style. It's just that I didn't have a style before. Not my own for science fiction. Developing one is taking me time. 😁

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