I recently published a webinar on my YouTube Channel, Passionate Writer Coaching, explaining why you are stuck in your writing and how to set up a lasting writing routine. You can watch it by clicking this link. But I talked about something in that video that I wanted to highlight…
For an ADHD professor, it can be incredibly difficult to balance all your responsibilities. You might be able to take care of your teaching and administrative tasks just fine – those have deadlines after all – but it can be incredibly difficult to prioritize your writing as well. At least,…
Many blogs will give you lists of famous writers who had ADHD. These writers were never diagnosed during their lifetime – honestly, we're still not good at recognizing ADHD, especially in women, so we certainly weren't able to diagnose them a hundred years ago – but rather, someone felt that…
If you're here and thinking about publishing industries, that probably means that you're on the right track with your book idea. Congratulations! Once you know what your nonfiction book is about, and you are clear on its structure (whether or not you have already written your book), this is a…
Meet Franka, a brilliant but overwhelmed PhD candidate. Franka keeps wondering if it's even possible to finish a PhD with ADHD!Her desk is covered by a spread of various sticky notes, notebooks, and half-empty coffee mugs. Her mind, like her workspace, is a whirlwind of ideas. Whenever she has a…
As an ADHD writing coach, I'm asked all the time how ADHD affects writing. This mini-series will answer that question. But the best way I can start explaining it is just to show you, by telling you about a fictional ADHD writer. Let's call her Jane. I'd like to introduce…
Almost everyone I work with as an ADHD writing coach finds me because their brains with ADHD get overwhelmed. Now, when you have an ADHD brain, overwhelm can express in different ways. Maybe you get panic attacks or emotional meltdowns. Maybe you just start to feel a lot of resistance…
Most writers I work with have what I call a "project junkyard" full of unfinished and abandoned writing projects. This junkyard makes them feel embarrassed, and they carry a lot of guilt around. In fact, we have a tendency to make the things we didn't finish part of our self-image…
Most ADHDers I know have a really hard time taking care of themselves and their own basic needs. However, when we don't take care of ourselves, our symptoms become worse, and being productive becomes increasingly harder! That is why ADHD and self-care is such an important topic, and the second…
Building writing routines for ADHD adults goes something like this:One day, an ADHDer wakes up and decides that they really want to start taking this writing-thing seriously.They are super excited, so they decide they will write four hours every day. That's how much writers are supposed to write after all!Then,…
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.