Help your ADHD authors deliver on schedule

Reduce missed deadlines and revision cycles, while supporting authors who think differently.

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The potential of ADHD writers

ADHD writers are some of the most creative, imaginative and out-of-the-box thinkers you’ll ever meet. Their book proposals are full of ideas and challenge conventional thinking in ways that generate buzz. They bring something your list needs: groundbreaking ideas that capture attention and sell books. Their neurological wiring drives them toward novelty, connection, and bold thinking – the exact features that produce paradigm-shifting nonfiction and academic work that stands out in a crowded market.

They offer real commercial potential. ADHD authors often pitch the most exciting, marketable ideas in your acquisitions pipeline.

But all this potential comes with challenges:

Scope creep

An 80,000 word manuscript easily becomes 160,000 words, because every tangent feels essential to them.

Missed deadlines

What was supposed to take 12 months turns into 18, 24, or more... If these authors can deliver their manuscripts at all.

Structural chaos

Brilliant ideas are buried in unclear organization that requires heavy developmental editing.

Production delays

When manuscripts arrive late, or require a lot of work, your publication timelines collapse.

You’re not dealing with “difficult authors,” you’re working with writers whose creative process is ill-aligned with the demands of the publishing process. They need help and support to learn to manage their ADHD tendencies and realize their potential.

That’s where I come in, with specialized book coaching.

How I can help

ADHD Writing Solutions partners with publishers to provide author coaching and manuscript development support. I provide book writing coaching specifically designed for authors with ADHD, helping them navigate the unique demands of long-form manuscript development. Together, we’ll help contracted authors deliver what they promised, when they promised it – without requiring expensive interventions like ghostwriters or heavy developmental editing.

I work with your authors to:

Stay true to the original pitch as much as possible, instead of chasing every fascinating tangent
Meet manuscript length requirements through strategic scope management (without cutting those ideas that made their pitch so valuable)
Hit submission deadlines with accountability systems designed for ADHD brains
Deliver organized, editor-ready manuscripts that reduce your revision cycles.

The result: You keep the creative advantage of ADHD authors without absorbing the chaos – or the additional budget line items. Your production schedules become more accurate. Your authors feel supported instead of shamed. And the groundbreaking book you contracted actually makes it to market with the author’s authentic voice intact.

How it works

Get in touch with me to ask about publisher-specific packages.

What writers say about my coaching

[F]or the first time ever I am a person who plans, has a routine, sticks a schedule (mostly!), and most incredibly of all finishes things. I feel like I hired Susanne just in time as together we have pulled my book back on track and I am about to submit a whole two weeks ahead of my deadline.

I don’t often give 10 out of 10, but I can honestly say that on this occasion I am more than happy to do so. When I had writer block, her engaging coaching style would help me open my thoughts and creativity. I would recommend Susanne to anyone who wants to be an effective writer, set clear literary goals for writing, and achieve their outcomes.

I haven’t come across any other coach who combines first class editorial services with practical and effective strategies for writing with ADHD. Susanne is succeeding in making me the writer I was always meant to be.

Susanne is one of those special people whose talents are complimented by her genuine interest in what she does, her clients’ welfare and their work. In the words of Steven King: “To write is human, to edit is divine, and to find someone like Susanne is a miracle.” Okay, he never said the last bit, but he would have had he met her.

I leave each session with a clear plan for my project as well as a new skill or tactic to deal with whatever issue is cropping up in the moment. I can’t say enough positive things about her professionalism, flexibility, and emotional intelligence.

Through the overwhelm of juggling too many things and too many ideas, while trying to write a book, Susanne has been like a calm and wise anchor, holding my hand, supporting me to work through practical obstacles as well as providing a space to talk about the nitty gritty of ideas and structure – I’ve been surprised at how sensitive, engaged and interested Susanne has been in these.

How to get started

Working with me is easy.

1. Book your free strategy call

We’ll discuss your publishing house’s specific needs and challenges

2. Let's discuss your options

I’ll help you determine which service (or combination) makes sense for your situation

3. Connect me

You connect me with your ADHD writers, and I handle the rest. I’ll contact them to schedule a discovery call to start the process, and will keep you informed of progress so I can flag any concerns early.

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