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Quinn Brooks-Ward

@adhdauthors.bsky.social
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Author mentor dedicated to helping neurodivergent writers simplify self-publishing and navigate the world of book marketing with ease. Advocate for creativity, inclusivity, and authentic storytelling. www.writeyourownpath.com

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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
When you drop the ball, ask yourself if it's a actually hand-blown glass shattered on the ground or if it's a baseball sitting wherever you dropped it. Either way, you need to clean it up eventually!
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
🌟 Celebrating the small wins: • Taking breaks before burnout • Setting gentle boundaries • Choosing simple over perfect • Protecting our peace What's your win this week? #ADHDHolidays #ADHDWins
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
🆘 ADHD Emergency Reset Buttons: • Step outside • Splash cold water • Name 5 blue things • Take 3 deep breaths Don't wait for overwhelm - hit reset early and often! #ADHDHolidays #ADHDLife
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
POV: The mall music is too loud, the lights are too bright, and your brain is processing EVERYTHING 😵‍💫 Your ADHD Sensory Survival Kit: • Noise-canceling earbuds • Sunglasses • Quiet corner map • Exit strategy Add your sensory survival tips below! #ADHDHolidays
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
"No" is a complete sentence. "I need to leave" doesn't require explanation. "I'm simplifying this year" isn't up for debate. Your holiday boundaries aren't mean - they're maintenance. #ADHDHolidays #Boundaries
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Breaking news: "Write holiday cards" isn't one task - it's like 15 invisible steps your ADHD brain has to process 🤯 Quick fix: Circle anything that takes 2 mins. Do those NOW. #ADHDHolidays
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
🔋 ADHD Energy Budget Reality Check: Mall shopping + family gathering + holiday cooking = WAY more energy than most people think it "should." Your energy limits aren't character flaws. They're data points for better planning. #ADHDHolidays #EnergyManagement
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Your Official ADHD Holiday Permission Slip has arrived! Permission granted to: • Leave when overwhelmed • Keep things simple • Skip perfect wrapping • Choose peace over pressure Because doing the holidays YOUR way isn't wrong - it's smart! #ADHDHolidays #ADHDLife
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
That scene won't leave your brain alone, but you're "not supposed" to write it yet? Plot twist: Write it anyway. Your story. Your rules. No one cares which scene you wrote first - they just want the story. ✨ bit.ly/3D8PkeH #WritingCommunity #AmWriting
That scene won't leave your brain alone, but you're "not supposed" to write it yet?
Plot twist: Write it anyway.
Your story. Your rules.
No one cares which scene you wrote first - they just want the story. ✨
https://bit.ly/3D8PkeH
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
"This planner will fix everything!" ...said every productivity guru who doesn't understand ADHD 🙄 New post: Time management strategies actually designed for creative brains! Read more: bit.ly/4gpjNDG #ADHDWriter #WritingCommunity #Productivity #AmWriting
"This planner will fix everything!" 
...said every productivity guru who doesn't understand ADHD 🙄

New post: Time management strategies actually designed for creative brains!
Read more: https://bit.ly/4gpjNDG
#ADHDWriter #WritingCommunity #Productivity #AmWriting
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
If you're not busy, could you head over to www.writeyourownpath.com and poke around a little? I just installed Google Analytics and I want to make sure it's working properly. If you want to see what's coming up, click the subscribe button to get new posts delivered straight to your inbox!
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Write Your Own Path: Self-Publishing Help for Neurodivergent Authors
Empower your self-publishing journey. Resources and tips tailored for neurodivergent and ADHD authors to simplify the publishing process.
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Structured Success @structuredsuccess.ca · 05/12/2024
The problem with ADHD'ers using urgency/anxiety as our primary fuel to start shit is that there's a magical point after which more urgency/anxiety makes it LESS (often much less) likely that actually start. The best part is: you usually can't tell which side of that point you're on
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Curiosity question: What is your biggest pain point when you take classes to help you further your writing career? What keeps you from either completing them or feeling successful?
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Today marked the first and last time I go Black Friday shopping in person. Mad props to those who love this but I did not!
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
You know you’re in Wisconsin when every bar in town is packed at 6:30 the night before Thanksgiving.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
While a controversial topic, this is a great use for GPT if you're not sure about how to craft great alt text.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Are you using the most valuable real estate in your book effectively? This one trick helped me increase read-through and backlist sales! write-your-own-path.ghost.io/seamless-ser...
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Maximize Book Backmatter: Engage Readers & Boost Your Brand
Discover how to use your book's backmatter to engage readers, build connections, and boost your author brand with these actionable tips.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I love this idea! I've been using ChatGPT to help me write the alt text to make sure it's useful to those who need it.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Taking the next big, scary step, I'm working to get all of my content migrated to a new and improved blog! I feel retro, but have been assured it's still a good thing to do. LOL write-your-own-path.ghost.io/overcoming-s...
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Overcoming Self-Doubt as an Author with ADHD
If you live with ADHD, feelings of self-doubt and imposter syndrome can frequently creep in and undermine your confidence as an author. When faced with rejections, delays, or other setbacks in your pu...
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
ADHD writing hack: Set a timer for 15 minutes and write as much as you can. Stop when the timer buzzes—or keep going if you’re on a roll! Small bursts of focus can add up to big progress. 🖋️ What’s your favorite writing trick? #adhdwriters #timemanagement #writinglife
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
We can call Thanksgiving prep done. The brandy slush is in the freezer to get slushy!
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Also, be sure to NOT just use them for e-books. Go in. Borrow physical copies. Don't let libraries get shut down because they're not valuable.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
At some point, people will need to realize being all-or-nothing on every issue won't get them the results they want to see. For one thing, it's impossible to please people who keep moving the goalposts. The "yeah, but what about..." is getting old. This is why we can't have nice things.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Let me clarify this: while I talk a lot about writing for authors with ADHD, the true focus is simplifying self publishing in a way that makes sense to neurodivergent minds. All are welcome, even those who are as neurotypical as they come.
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Carissa Andrews 🦋📚🧬 @carissaandrews.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
As a neurodivergent manifestor, I love this Abraham Hicks quote. It reminds me that while I have the capacity for great thinking, strategy, and contextualization… Sometimes it’s okay to just feel the feeling and watch for what synchronicities it might bring. #LoA #RAS #manifestation
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🖋️ ADHD writers: Do you thrive with schedules or spontaneity? 🕒 Schedulers: Block 15–30 min to write. 📱 Flexible writers: Capture ideas in short bursts. Both work! Progress isn’t about perfection—it’s about finding YOUR flow. Which style fits you? Let’s chat! #adhdwriters #writingtips #amwriting
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
There's definitely truth to this. The hardest part of launching any social media network is getting *the right* people there. If not for the ability to bring in an audience, it would be nothing but people screaming into the void. I'm grateful for the connections already made and those to come!
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
For some reason, I highly doubt a Major General who's supposedly deployed in Ukraine right now is sitting on BlueSky, eager to follow little ol' me. But maybe he's totally legit, right??? Definitely NOT a scammer who's going to propose marriage soon?
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Oh, the ADHD is squirrely tonight! That could have something to do with not medicating before I left the house this morning. I need someone to come and crack the whip!
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Jordan The Grey @jordanthegreywitch.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Ban Bigots—Not Books
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/11/2024
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
While I understand the point signs like this are trying to make, it also minimizes the reality of what trans people are currently facing. Signs that essentially make light of the danger we face fall short when some of experience true anxiety over something like using a public restroom.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Are there any authentic accounts surrounding "the first Thanksgiving" or lack thereof that could be shared this coming week? I'd much rather focus on this as a renewal of gratitude while also honoring the Native Peoples who were wronged than pretend it has some other meaning.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Sadly, I think she knew what she was going to face and chose to do it anyway.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
So much this!
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AuntRen 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🌈🌊☮️ @auntren.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚🧑🏿‍🏫☺️ Good Morning #bluecrew !!
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
THIS! People ask why I keep fighting when it feels like banging our heads against a wall. It's because the only guaranteed way to lose is to stop fighting.
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Nellie Cubed @nelnelnellie.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I’ve mentioned this before, but if you’re short on cash but have an urge to shop, go to your library digital apps and browse the books, audiobooks, movies, shoes, magazines. It works really well to give you the same feeling without spending the cash. (Plus you’re supporting public libraries.) 💙📚
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
So much context gets lost in the ether.
Answer to question: 

why did Obama even trash Trump at that corespondents dinner? like why was the president beefing with some reality show host?
My
Response: the children don't know about birtherism
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Unicorn of Doom 🦄 @trishmenzies.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Witchy Yule
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
We need to make this happen! My "reading light" at home is a TikTok find that looks like a tree branch with LED lights at the end of each smaller branch. It's so peaceful! I'd say we also need some calming scent but respect those with allergies.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Not only this, but we NEED to be supporting our libraries right now! Even if you CAN buy them, use your library so they're not seen as fat that can be cut from city budgets! Remember, learning is part of the enemy to them, and libraries offer that!
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
I don't know who needs to hear this, but if your turkey is still in the freezer, you may want to get it out. I mean, that is if you aren't buying a pre-smoked one you can simply reheat...
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
For the next pick in the “hold my beer” cabinet… we’re so screwed.
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Let's make something clear... ANY social media platform can become an echo chamber. It's how you curate content that matters. Perhaps some are insistent that Bluesky is one because they don't know how to curate a diverse feed and be engaging rather than inflammatory?
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Man, what a way to reframe your days! Not every day has to be huge numbers to be a great day! #ADHDAuthors #NeurodivergentCreatives #AmWriting
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Izzy Fox, PhD 🍉 @izzyfox.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
PSA for newbies: Please include ALT text on your images. This is an inclusive space for blind and visually impaired people. Don't arrive late to the party and ignore a bunch of people. Also, please share this skeet, rather than liking it, to ensure the message gets delivered. Thanks!
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Being Reese @beingreese.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
The Handmaid's Tale is a good book. But did you know that there's a book written by a Black woman about a post-apocalyptic Earth heavily affected by climate change and societal decline. The book was published in 1993, but is set in 2024 following a presidential election 👀 #BookSky #BlackBookSky
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
🌿 Gentle reminder: Your creativity needs rest to flourish. Your body will force that break if you don't choose to take it yourself. Take 15 minutes today to breathe, hydrate, or step outside. Your words will thank you. ✨ #WritingCommunity #NeurodivergentCreatives #ADHD #amwriting
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Quinn Brooks-Ward @adhdauthors.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Ever feel like starting a project is harder than writing the project itself? Same. We're diving into how executive dysfunction, focus struggles, and hyperfixation impact neurodivergent authors—and how to work with your brain, not against it. #WritingTips #Neurodivergent #AmWriting #AuthorLife
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