@mercuryfoam Haha! Even though I write down story ideas, I still get new thoughts about how to change my story, and I do spend way too much time thinking about my characters' motivations, such as... would they really do what I've written about? Or does this plot make sense? Or some new story down the line. My brain really doesn't shut up, so I can commiserate.
That's cool that there is a fan-made sims world map. My towns are pretty spread out, except for San Myshuno and Newcrest, and that still takes about two hours to travel between the two. Windenburg, Selvadorada, and Forgotten Hollow are in different countries in my own lore. And I still have no idea where Glimmerbrook is, but I have an idea that Evergreen Harbor is somewhere in the US west coast, like either Oregon or Washington state, just my two cents (take it with a grain of salt because I have never been to either of those states, only have seen pictures, or have known people from those states). Most everything else is based on US cities/towns, which are spread out across the map, so they still aren't that close and would require a road trip or plane. Anyway, I think you can do whatever you want with sims towns and where they are located geographically.