If you're an ADHD writer, I don't have to tell you about the ADHD writer's greatest challenges. We struggle with motivation; we're often deeply unhappy about our productivity; and we don't have a strong grasp on time, making it hard to actually sit down and get yourself to do the…
If you have ever searched for "famous authors with ADHD," you will have found lists with writers from history who were never really diagnosed. Rather, for one reason or another, someone thought that their writing hero might be just like them. Many writers have their own quirks, and some do…
Life can be incredibly chaotic and difficult to navigate. But even in the chaos, there are always little victories you achieve. Yes, I know you don't believe me. I know you feel that you never achieve anything, and it's been a long time since your last success. By the end…
Do you have what seems like hundreds of ideas for projects? That can make it incredibly difficult to figure out what to focus on first, can't it? Even if you have already read my blog posts on Theming your schedule and the Pomodoro technique for ADHD writers, you won't be…
In my work as an ADHD writing coach, I encounter two kinds of answers when I ask about note taking systems. Either the ADHD writer I'm talking to will tell me they don't really take notes (they just leave their browser tabs open), or they tell me that they have…
As we approach the end of the year, the pressure to meet our 2023 writing goals increases. That is probably why November is a crucial period for both academics (AcWriMo) and novelists (NaNoWriMo). On social media and in offline writing communities, writers set ambitious daily writing goals for themselves and…
Take me to the November coaching blog post I've never met anyone who feels they write enough. And now that we're nearing the year's end, there's a pretty good chance that the thought of your 2023 goals is starting to fill you with more and more dread. That's pretty much…
When Cindy first found me through a Google search, she described herself as an "anxious PhD student." She was in her second year of her Social Work PhD program and had struggled with writing for as long as she could remember. In fact, like so many other ADHD PhD candidates…
"I will be able to write this summer," is probably the sentence I hear most throughout the year. So many people put all their hopes of writing productivity on these few sun-filled weeks. However, with so much pressure on these weeks, writers often end their summers incredibly disappointed with themselves.…
Do you feel stuck? Are you losing hope that you’ll ever finish your book or other writing project? Well, so did one of my ADHD writer coaching clients, who I’ll call Tina. Yet, this ADHD writer got un-stuck by using joy and playfulness as productivity tools! Do you want 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.
In every session there is at least one (and often many) “gold nugget” that is just what I needed. I’ve gotten writing again, made headway on building my own practice, and even made peace with unresolved pain from my ADHD past.