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…
You've poured your heart out into your manuscript, and now you're standing at a crossroads. Or maybe you only have an idea for a book and now you don't know what to do. What should you do? Is it better to self publish or get a publisher? The publishing world…
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…
For most ADHDers, there's nothing more essential, nor more baffling, than effective task management. Many of us constantly walk around with a feeling that we haven't done enough, or there must be something we're forgetting, or that that is simply Too. Much. To do! So if task management for ADHD…
In today's world, it's hard to get through a day without writing anything – an email, a social media post, a quick text to your friend, or a blog post. And then, there's the longer texts: people will tell you it's important to write a book if you're a business…
I recently published a webinar on my YouTube Channel, Passionate Writer Coaching, explaining how to set up a lasting writing routine. In the video, I spent some time talking about three ways to make your writing routine ADHD friendly. You can watch the full webinar by clicking this link. But…
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.