Honor the way your mind works and discover writing strategies that support your creativity.
Traditional writing advice doesn’t work for every writer. Created with neurodivergent writers in mind, this workshop is also for anyone whose writing process is shaped by a busy mind, limited time or energy, or the competing demands of everyday life. If you think in loops and layers, struggle with focus, overwhelm, or organizing ideas, or find yourself caught between bursts of inspiration and periods of resistance, you’re not alone. Drawing from lived experience and years of teaching writers, we’ll explore writing practices that honor the way different minds create. You’ll learn to recognize your unique attention patterns, work with rather than against your creative process, and develop strategies for navigating common challenges such as idea overwhelm, perfectionism, non-linear thinking, executive dysfunction, and wavering motivation. You’ll leave with practical techniques to support each phase of the writing process—from prewriting and drafting to revisin —in ways that are flexible and sustainable. Whether you’re navigating ADHD or another form of neurodivergence, living with chronic illness, balancing caregiving responsibilities, experiencing burnout, or simply finding that traditional writing advice doesn’t fit your life, this workshop offers adaptable tools that help you build a writing practice that works with your mind and circumstances, not against them.
Live video conference: This workshop will be held via our online video conferencing platform, Zoom. You can view brief tutorials on using the platform here. On the start date or the day before, participants will receive an email with login info (please check your spam if you don’t see it).
In this workshop you’ll:
- Reframe Common Writing Struggles: Learn to view challenges like inconsistency, overwhelm, and non-linear thinking through a more compassionate lens.
- Work with Your Natural Rhythms: Discover writing strategies that support your attention patterns instead of fighting against them.
- Navigate Creative Resistance: Identify internal barriers and develop practical ways to move through them with more ease.
- Experiment with Flexible Writing Practices: Explore adaptable techniques for capturing ideas, organizing thoughts, and maintaining momentum.
- Cultivate a Sustainable Writing Practice: Leave with practical tools you can tailor to your own creative needs and preferences.
If you need an accommodation for this workshop, please contact us at access@writer.org. We will attempt to fulfill all requests, but advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility services.
