Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD

Writing a book is hard. And it's a lot harder when you have ADHD - which is why we're bringing together four incredible ADHD authors to share their strategies for finishing books in Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD.

Happening on September 26th as our official First Draft Fall pre-launch event, this two hour deep-dive panel will bring together Premee Mohamed, E.A. Noble, E.M. Anderson, and Savannah Stephens to explore:

• Why overly detailed outlines can make your ADHD balk at the drafting proces—and how to balance knowing what comes next with giving your brain the novelty it needs

• Why trying to write every day may be sabotaging your forward momentum—and what to do instead

• What do do when you get a Shiny New Idea but you're only 10,000 words into your current novel

• How to motivate your brain to push through the muddy middle—and the infamous 80% ADHD slump

Want to attend this panel? Buy your ticket for $29 OR join the Weeknight Writers community to gain access to this event plus year-round writing support for just $21 per month!

How the panel will work

Staying Power: Finishing Books With ADHD will be a Q&A style panel hosted online through StreamYard. Questions from Weeknight Writers members will be prioritized, so if you've got a burning question for our panelists, make sure you join our community before September 18th to guarantee your question will be answered! Members also get automatic entry to this and all other Weeknight Writers events.

Our panelists

Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, Locus, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She has also been a finalist for the Hugo, British Fantasy, British Science Fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Crawford awards. In 2024, she was the Edmonton Public Library writer-in-residence, and she has taught at establishments including the Banff Institute for the Arts, the Clarion Workshop, and the Carl Brandon Society. She has judged short fiction contests for CBC and Alberta Views Magazine and can be found on her website at www.premeemohamed.com

E.M. Anderson (they/she) is a queer, neurodivergent writer and the author of The Lord of the Wood, The Keeper of Lonely Spirits, and The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher (currently out of print), as well as various short stories. They have two master's degrees and a feral passion for trees, birds, pole fitness, and Uncle Iroh. You can find them on Instagram, Bluesky, and Tumblr at @elizmanderson.

E.A. Noble is a dirty-south loudmouth, a queer magnolia flower grown from the potholes of Mississippi. She attended Jackson State University, an HBCU, where she studied Creative Writing and fell in love with Southern folklore and storytelling. Noble's work centers womanhood, power, resistance, and reclamation of Queer bodies within speculative fiction. Previously published works can be found in FIYAH Lit Mag, Callaloo Literary Journal, Harriet's House, Kawandi, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and many more fine publications. For more information, please visit theeajournal.me

Savannah Stephens is a genre-blending fiction author. She uses representation and social commentary to explore familiar concepts in fantasy spaces. Her debut novel Witch Queen Rising, first of the Blood, was an Amazon Editors’ Pick for Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy (April 2026).

Our moderators

Dianna Gunn is a fantasy and horror author known for her Moonshadow Rising Duology (completed in 2024), Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror (released in 2025), and Woman of Sorrow and Blood (releasing in March 2026). You can find out more about her books at authordiannagunn.com. She is also the founder of Weeknight Writers, a social enterprise dedicated to providing support for fiction writers.

Jade Benjamin is a Canadian writer and editor who is fiercely in love with language, words, and magical worlds. She has a penchant for collecting interesting names and a fondness for projects that expand her knowledge of story structure and use of evocative language. You can find out more about her editorial work and how to hire her at Eclipse Wordsmything.