The ADHD plot twist: making sense of ADHD as a writer

This is something of a confession. Something I’ve never shared publicly. I’ve hesitated to say it even privately. Slightly embarrassed, I suppose. 

However, having gone on a bit of a journey with this, it feels like a good time to write about it. 

This time last year, I got diagnosed with ADHD. I know. It sometimes seems that everyone is getting a diagnosis. 

Mine came after one of my children got a diagnosis (both now have one). 

This post is for anyone, writer or otherwise working in this industry, who’s also neurodivergent, or anyone who’s ever felt like their brain doesn’t quite follow the usual rules.

The writing struggle is real: how to beat procrastination and get the words down

Revising this latest book has been tough – and that’s with an outline. The story is there, the chapters mapped out, but the act of sitting down and actually doing it? That’s the hard part.

I’ve always found that writing doesn’t get easier just because you know what comes next. 

7 books that will help you write your novel

When I started writing, I honestly didn’t believe I could learn anything. I just sat down at my laptop, put words on the page, and wrote. No courses, advice or anything. 

In retrospect, that sounds crazy; why would you start a new project without reading about it?