Mental maelstroms & dopamine sandwiches (ADHD writers)
In which I am interviewed on a podcast about ADHD
“Aggressively unhelpful writing advice.” “Just open up your legs and…
Wherever you are on your book writing adventure, you’ll find what you need here…
What to do if you’re just starting out on your Author Adventure: planning, preparation, and dealing with your Inner Dickhead
“Aggressively unhelpful writing advice.” “Just open up your legs and…
There are some people who do not have a fear response. In the face of danger, they laugh and run towards it (literally).
None of us has any control over a global pandemic or other people’s behaviour or thoughts or actions. I don’t think we’ve ever lived through a time of such uncertainty. And yet I was trying to control it anyway. Perhaps you were, too. That’s what humans do; we try to control stuff.
Which is, quite simply, exhausting.
Much as it's tempting to just set fire to the world and start again, that's probably not practical
Be grateful for what you can do.
Your body and mind (which are inextricably linked) are incredible. What you can do with them is wondrous.
It's soooooooooo crucial for us to write about our experiences and tell our stories.
Remember this next time you're stuck. Remember it when something threatens to derail your plans to write. Be more like Beetrice, focused on writing your book.
Criticism and feedback can feel like eating kiwi fruit with the skin on: uncomfortable, even painful, leading to shortness of breath.
But only for a few minutes. Maximum 7 minutes. Then I have to pull myself together and crack on.
Our brains are wired that way, to always see the bad - the problem - rather than the good. It used to keep us alive back when we lived in caves.
Our brains are wired that way, to always see the bad - the problem - rather than the good. It used to keep us alive back when we lived in caves.
My purpose is to write. To share my stories and other people's stories - especially those people whose voices are muffled and marginalised. People who stand up for humanity and thoughtfulness and against oppression and cruelty and blind adherence to a doctrine that makes no sense.
Attitude is everything. Everything I do happens inside my head before it happens outside: and that goes for business and life.