From ‘Hamlet’ to Hannah: How Understanding ADHD Made Me a Better Writer
The debut author explores her experience growing up with ADHD, and how it informed her novel Hannah Edwards: Secrets of
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Photo by Mikaela Wiedenhoff on Unsplash Email, we can probably all agree, is generally a bummer. At the moment, my inbox is a jumble of stressful news stories and tasks I’m behind on jammed alongside emails from friends I really do want to answer and sales on things I don’t need but will definitely spend some time scrolling. (I’d bet I’m not the only one who’s felt a little zing of happiness on reading a “you’ve been chosen!” subject line, only to discover it’s not a writing prize but a sale at the Gap.) Here’s one way to make email a little more fun: a selection of newsletters to spark your creativity, and, hopefully, inspire you to step away from your screen and back to your notebook or the natural world. Below, you’ll find newsletters from artists, writers, and thinkers that might just bring some joy back to your inbox. Draw Together by Wendy Mac You don’t have to be an artist to love Wendy Mac’s Draw Together—and I find, in fact, that freeing myself from the expectation that I’ll make something “good” is really part of the joy of the Draw Together Newsletter. I’ve used her exercises, like blind contour portraits , in my writing classes as experiments in cultivating our attention, and I got a kick out of my attempt at the 30-Day Drawing Habit at the beginning of this year. Draw Together combines MacNaughton’s expertise as an illustrator with her interest in mindfulness, as in this post, Take a Breath , which offers two drawing exercises designed to help manage stress and overwhelm. Paid subscribers get access to the Grown-Ups Table (GUT), which includes a weekly post with an art assignment, tips, guest interviews, and more. If you don’t want to spring for a subscription just yet, you can scroll back in the archives and find some treasures, or you can check out the Draw Together podcast . The Isolation Journals by Suleika Jaouad Writer Suleika Jaouad started her newsletter, The Isolation Journals , at the beginning of the pandemic, as a way to “turn that […]
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The debut author explores her experience growing up with ADHD, and how it informed her novel Hannah Edwards: Secrets of
Hallie Meyers-Shyer, center, writer/director of “Goodrich,” poses with cast members Michael Keaton, left, and Mila Kunis, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024,
