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Creativity, burnout, neurodivergence


Doodling for World Peace

Doodling for World Peace

Well, sort of...

Jan 30, 2026

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4 min read

Your Permission to Make Art.

Your Permission to Make Art.

On AI slop, goblins, and why our weird little stories and art matter.

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

664 Hours of Beautiful Chaos

664 Hours of Beautiful Chaos

A safe haven for neurodivergent creatives and anyone whose brain didn't ship with the standard operating system. For people who never felt they fit in or belonged.

Dec 31, 2025

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4 min read

Only Forward, Missing Nothing

Only Forward, Missing Nothing

We've now travelled 3,500 kilometres from Gotland to the Atlantic coast. In a few hours, we board the ferry to the Canary Islands. And we're not the same people we were when we left Gotland.

Nov 21, 2025

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5 min read

The Escape is Imminent!

The Escape is Imminent!

In October, we're leaving the island for a year (or more?) of adventure, exploration, art, and stories. Three humans, one large puppy, one cat, and absolutely no plan.

Aug 28, 2025

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6 min read

The Brain Fart that Lasted a Decade

The Brain Fart that Lasted a Decade

No way I write snooty books!

Aug 2, 2025

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5 min read

The Beauty of Not Knowing

The Beauty of Not Knowing

I don't want to know what I'll be doing in 6 months.

May 16, 2025

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5 min read

Full of Glorious Intention & Doom

Full of Glorious Intention & Doom

A backpack full of doubt and deadlines, of hopes stitched together with a yearning to leave a home behind and find something slower, older, wilder.

Apr 19, 2025

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6 min read

Should I Support Tech Oligarchs?

Should I Support Tech Oligarchs?

Nope. Of course not. The Straight White Boys' Tech Oligarch Club does not need my money, nor do I want to hand it to any of them. Unfortunately, indie authors very much depend on Amazon and big social media to sell books and reach new readers.

Feb 8, 2025

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5 min read

Dear plotters and pantsers, we need to talk

Dear plotters and pantsers, we need to talk

I always thought of myself as a writer who wings it. I rarely plotted a thing, unless it involved concocting dynamite in 1890s Boston or committing murder with an aconite-soaked silk chemise in 1880s London.

Oct 20, 2024

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4 min read

Writing About What Hurts

Writing About What Hurts

Weaving trauma into storytelling can be a source of healing for both writers and readers and help us navigate through emotional pain.

Oct 1, 2024

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5 min read

On ageing, playfulness, and creativity

On ageing, playfulness, and creativity

I turned 50 today,If you're around my age and worried you look old and shitty, listen to me:You are beautiful.You survived decades of battles, and you got a few scars now. So what? The alternative to growing old is dying young. Not really what I prefer. You?

Sep 22, 2024

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5 min read

The conflict between creating art and selling it

The conflict between creating art and selling it

Artists are often viewed as ascetic mavericks who create eye-opening magic we can all gawk and marvel at, while they live in a cardboard box if they haven't been lucky enough to inherit a million or two from their grumpy uncle.

Sep 15, 2024

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5 min read

Subvert the Familiar

Subvert the Familiar

Here's a fun thing I love doing with cliches and stereotypes: GUT THEM! And then rearrange them to see if I can turn them into a story premise.

Sep 4, 2024

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2 min read

The Ultimate ADHD/ADS Daily Planner

The Ultimate ADHD/ADS Daily Planner

As an AuDHDer, I have this insatiable drive to find new, exciting, sparkly things I can twist my mind around while at the same time, I need some measure of routine, or at least the illusion I have a tiny bit of control over my days.

Sep 1, 2024

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4 min read

Self-Reflection

Self-Reflection

When I made this little meme, I realised that my quirks are also reflected in my fiction. And it took me only a decade to notice 😂

Aug 31, 2024

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2 min read

Mundane Reality

Mundane Reality

To me, writing fiction is a form of escapism. Taxes, dishes, cleaning the house? Nah, thanks. I'd rather murder a few Victorians.

Aug 18, 2024

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2 min read

My Recipe for Failure

My Recipe for Failure

Neurodivergent creatives are known to think outside the box. But there are no boxes for us, actually.

Aug 12, 2024

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3 min read

The Eighteen-Step Program for Guaranteed Burnout

The Eighteen-Step Program for Guaranteed Burnout

Dear neurodivergent writer,you asked, I answer! Here’s my tried-and-true method to achieve burnout faster than you can say “writer’s block.” It worked like a charm for me.

Jul 23, 2024

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3 min read

The Creative Process

The Creative Process

This is exactly how I make up stories.

Jun 6, 2024

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2 min read

Let's Talk About Autism

Let's Talk About Autism

If you ever wondered why my protagonists are kinda weird sometimes (especially Morgan and Micka), here’s the answer: You are watching them through a neurodivergent lens.

May 12, 2024

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4 min read

The Burnout Publishing Culture

The Burnout Publishing Culture

I lost my writer voice five years ago, and I'm only slowly growing it back now.Please bear with me while I choppily put words on your screen.

Oct 4, 2023

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5 min read

To Art or not to Art

To Art or not to Art

It’s one of those days I feel out of words. I’m not sure if I should write with empathy or disdain.

Jan 1, 2018

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4 min read

Sustainable Publishing

Sustainable Publishing

For a few years now, my husband and I have been micro-farmers. Our philosophy is to live sustainably and to leave our farm ecosystem in a better shape than we’ve found it in.

Jul 1, 2017

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7 min read