Academic Planning Guide • Passionate Writer Coaching

Finally prioritize your writing this semester

Design a plan you can actually stick to, even with ADHD!

Created by the first ADHD writing coach for adults

What people are saying

Brianna S.

Novelist and student

Your emphasis on building flexibility into the schedules, planning for days/weeks where I know I won't be able to write, and starting with small goals that build over time have all been incredibly helpful. [...] I have hope—maybe the right kind of hope for the first time. Not hope that I found a magic silver bullet that will make all the hard days stop, but hope that when the hard days hit, they'll be easier to bounce back from.

Jingshu Z.

Essayist

I was working on your ADHD workbook last weekend. Always shocking to realize how little my actual writing time is and how I set myself up for totally unrealistic expectations -_-

Sam P.

Associate Professor and coach

Susanne's Academic Planning Guide is the most detailed aid to planning that I've encountered in 25 years in the job. In fact I don't think I've ever seen a planning tool for academic researchers before, let alone one for ADHDers!

Susanne clearly understands the academic life very well and to help produce a plan that's actually realistic, her questions ask you to forensically examine every aspect of your research and writing behaviour. Don't let this put you off - I know - 37 pages was enough to almost send me running for the hills... but work through them methodically and you feel like you've just had a free programme of coaching from Susanne herself. I can't recommend this highly enough!

Your plan should help you achieve your writing goals

Unfortunately, most plans ADHD academics create include mistakes, like…

They assume perfect conditions (No illness, no urgent colleague emails, no student crises)
They’re rigid – when life changes, the whole plan falls apart
They ignore how ADHD brains are actually motivated (hint: it’s not through “should”s or “more discipline)
They do not include visibility and accountability systems that make the goals feel real

An ADHD-proof plan will give you clarity on your priorities and progress, while working with your brain. It does not feel like a prison, but rather like a helpful route on a map. One that gives you direction and purpose so you can reach your destination, but can be changed at any time. This guidebook will help you create that plan, one small question at a time.

In this guide, you’ll learn…

Life Happens buffer

How to build in the life happens buffer so you'll stop feeling behind

Realistic estimates

How to calculate your ACiAL available writing time

Urgency systems

How to use urgency systems so that your brain prioritizes writing

Planning cycles

How to create planning cycles for built-in adjustment

How to use this ADHD academic planning guide

Creating your plan for the next semester has never been so easy!

Download the template
Answer one small question at a time to create your personal plan
Watch your momentum and writing output reach new heights!

About Susanne

I created this guide because I was tired of watching brilliant ADHD academic call themselves “lazy” and “undisciplined” when traditional planning systems failed them.

As the world’s first ADHD writing coach for adults (and as someone with ADHD myself), I’ve spent more than five years developing systems that actually work for neurodivergent brains.

This workbook condenses many of my frameworks and insights into an easy-to-follow, step-by-step process to set yourself up for writing success with ADHD.

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