Are you an ADHD writer? Then in addition to the normal writing challenges, you’ll be experiencing quite a few more! These blog posts will help by sharing tips from an ADHD writer coach.
"Oh, but I have the break coming up, so I'll get a lot of writing done then." Sound familiar? Every summer, every Christmas, every other break or holiday, thousands of ADHD writers tell themselves the same thing. Yet, at the end of the break, their writing is usually still exactly…
Showing up to write is a struggle. Actually writing even when you do show up feels almost impossible. And if you do manage to write, so many words spill out of you that you feel you'll never finish your work – and definitely not at an appropriate length.You've read the…
I typed up the title for this blog post, then stared at the screen while trying to find a way into my mental whirlwind. There are dozens of blog posts on this site, I certainly know how to write. So why can’t I get started? Why is it so hard…
You grew up with an ADHD brain in a neurotypical world – whether you knew it at the time or not. Nine out of ten times, this meant constant criticism: for being late, having messy handwriting, and making "stupid mistakes." If everyone else could do it, why couldn't you? You…
You're a talented writer with a brilliant idea for a project, but when you sit down to work on it, you feel a complete sense of paralysis. Your mind goes blank. You're completely overwhelmed and anxious because you don't know where to start. It feels like you're trying to write…
Does this sound familiar? "I haven't written in months, because everything else seemed more important. How am I ever going to get this done? I keep messing up like this. If I just tried harder and had more discipline, this wouldn't be a problem. Why can't I just be DIFFERENT?"…
You know the thing about ADHD writers? We always go for 300% when 70% would be enough. And that would be fine, if the 300% version ever got finished, and got finished on time!Instead, we end up endlessly throwing out our drafts and starting over, or feeling so embarassed by…
Let me guess: you’re not really a writer? As an ADHD writing coach, I hear this all the time from the hundreds of ADHD writers I’ve worked with. “I’m not really a writer, I just dabble in writing in my free time.” “I’m not really a writer, I’m just a…
Do you get those days too? You think back over the past day, week or month and realize you've been slacking off. But no longer! So you make a decision: from now on, you're going to be disciplined. No more Mx Nice Person, it's time to really put the thumbscrews…
Many ADHD writers I work with as an ADHD writing coach struggle with what I call a “toxic relationship” with writing. Whenever they even think about writing, they feel dread, shame, guilt, avoidance… And a host of other negative feelings. Sometimes, when they get stuck, they can get themselves to…
My name is Susanne and ever since I taught myself to read at age 4 I have had a passion for the written word. Over the last five years, I have developed a set of systems to help myself and others be productive and make work of our writing passion. Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, I’m here to help! Check out the about me page to read more.
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