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Nov 13, 20233 min read

Finding your way back, part 2

Okay. So. If you read my last post, you’ll know that summer was a bit crap for me in terms of life events and my ability to cope with...

Oct 2, 20232 min read

Finding your way back, part 1

I've had a pretty rough summer. Personal relationships, grief, ancient trauma re-emerging, and financial strain. It's fair to say life...

Jul 4, 20235 min read

Right-sizing your writing: the anxiety and productivity myth

A year ago I launched my business. I’ve been doing the hokey-cokey about this for a long time (i.e., right foot in, right foot out, in,...

Jun 12, 20234 min read

Sabbaticals are not as great as you imagine...

So here is a big old lie that we all tell ourselves: if I could just get some time off work I could write a novel. I am here to tell you...

May 1, 20235 min read

What To Do When You Want To Write, but....Nah

Coping with Demand Avoidance Here is a non-exhaustive list of some questions I asked myself for years before I understood a few things...

Apr 3, 20234 min read

Things Neurodivergent Writers are Sick of Hearing #3: Write to The End

I sometimes fantasise about doing one thing at a time until it’s finished. Oh God, can you imagine? A streamlined, simple writing life? I...

Mar 6, 20234 min read

Things Neurodivergent Writers are Sick of Hearing #2: Make Time!

People can be annoying sometimes. “You have to make time to write.” Really. Well what if I'm time-blind? What if I am highly distractible...

Feb 7, 20233 min read

Things neurodivergent writers are sick of hearing: a series

“You have to have a thick skin to be a writer. Rejection comes with the turf.” The second half of that statement is inarguably true....

Feb 6, 20233 min read

Writers Just Wanna Have Fun

I had intended to write about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria and how it affects neurodiverse writers, but some random guy on Facebook...