Why ADHD Writers Need Experimentation, Not More Rules

Curious about the summit? It runs October 16-19th! Sign up for the Basecamp to Brilliance Summit for ADHD Writers here: https://tickets.basecamptobrilliance.com/?sc=FFEYKdN7&ac=ZXzzDaWN Note: this is an affiliate link & helps me keep doing this work ✨ Thank you for your support, it means the world to me! What if the problem isn’t that you haven’t found the perfect writing routine—but that you keep expecting yourself to stick to one forever? In this episode, I’m joined by ADHD writing coach Susanne Schotanus to talk about what happens when we stop trying to force our creative brains into systems that were never designed for us. We explore why we compare our messy drafts to everyone else’s polished “living rooms,” why ADHD writers may actually thrive by changing up their tools and routines, and how experimentation and play can help us build a writing process that works with our brains instead of against them. We also get into the difference between necessary creative discomfort and unnecessary suffering, why taking your writing seriously doesn’t mean sucking all the joy out of it, and the power of seeing your own struggles reflected in other writers. As Susanne puts it: recognition first, equipment second. Plus, Susanne gives us a peek inside Basecamp to Brilliance: The Summit for ADHDers Who Write, happening October 16–18, where I’ll be speaking about parts work and self-compassion for ADHD writers. Check out Susanne here: https://passionatewritercoaching.com/ About Susanne: Susanne Schotanus is the world's first ADHD writing coach for adults — a role her clients handed her rather than one she went looking for. Five years and hundreds of writers later, her line hasn't changed: ADHD writers aren't failing at writing, the standard advice is failing them.