The Neurodivergent Author
Amy E, Emily MilsomSubscribe to follow a late-diagnosed ADHDer's novel-writing journey, from, "I want to write a novel" to, well, whatever happens next. (+ Autism assessment pending!)
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I grasped the nettle and shared my novel's plot
Carving out time to write while on holiday. (And a random cyclist’s legs.) Photo by me!
Oh, Substack friends, it happened again! At the start of this week, I found myself pivoting away from my current novel idea after only a few weeks. It...
The myth of the cookie-cutter ending?
Photo by Arvid Skywalker on Unsplash
Back in 2007, I started my ‘dream job’ as a research officer for a statistical agency. My role’s purpose was to analysis population data and produce a rigorous, predetermined range of outputs. This was...
18 months, 100,000 words...
So many notebooks, so little time! Photo by Mahendra Kumar on Unsplash
Back catalogue: post originally published on my previous Substack, ‘First-Time Writer with ADHD’, on 9 May 2025.
I’ve started writing a new fiction novel. The idea cam...
To write or not to write: on holiday
Seeing a hoopoe in Egypt—one of the highlights of my holiday. Photo by me!
Back catalogue: post originally published on my previous Substack, ‘First-Time Writer with ADHD’, on 30 April 2025.
Easter has been and gone (seriously, where’s 20...
How to write a novel: the messy way
My novel-writing inspo. Photo by me!
One thing’s for sure: I’m forging my own path in this novel-writing lark. And if there’s something I’ve learnt (and started to accept) about myself since my ADHD diagnosis, it’s that I have to do things...
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Late-diagnosed ADHDer. Writer. Aspiring author. Follow my novel-writing journey at The Neurodivergent Author. Lover of travel, sunshine and birds (+ Autism assessment pending!)
Writer by day \ud83d\udd8b️ K-Pop goblin by night \ud83c\udfb5 Tea always ☕ I help people find the wild words for who they actually are \ud83c\udf2015+ years of truthtelling \ud83c\udf20
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