• Writing Bestsellers With An ADHD Brain

  • May 9 2025
  • Duración: 1 h y 8 m
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Writing Bestsellers With An ADHD Brain

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  • In this Allison Larkin interview, we discuss writing Home of the American Circus and the creative writing routines that have transformed her life with ADHD.In this Allison Larkin interview, we discuss writing Home of the American Circus and the creative writing routines that have transformed her life with ADHD.This week, I'm talking with my friend and bestselling author Allison Larkin about her latest novel, Home of the American Circus. But this conversation goes far beyond crafting this sprawling family drama. Allison is pulling back the curtain on how she writes such emotionally resonant stories while navigating ADHD and the beautiful writing habits she's uncovered by simply embracing her creative brain.Home of the American Circus is set in Somers, NY—the birthplace of the American circus and the author's hometown. Freya must return home after a financial emergency in this beautiful family drama. The house she's returned to is crumbling, and the relationships are even more so. But when she discovers her 15-year-old niece secretly living there, she unravels her past and reimagines what healing might look like.In this warm conversation, Allison and I discuss:🧠 What writing with ADHD actually looks like for her—and the tools that help her workflow📚 How neurodivergent representation shaped her character and why this representation matters🎧 The magic of working with longtime audiobook narrator Julia Whelan and what it is like to hear her books read by the prolific narrator for the first time🖼 How her creative hobbies breathe life into her fictional world and the new pursuits that are helping her find her voiceThis episode is part of our Summer Author Series featuring fourteen incredible voices from our 2025 Summer Reading Guide. The guide will drop on May 16th! 📚 BONUS BOOK LIST: Circus BooksTo go with today's theme, I've also created an immersive immersive circus books book list featuring 22 unforgettable titles that are filled with magic, mystery, and unforgettable adventure under the big top.📚 Book Club Reminder: Don't forget to join our May book club discussion of Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino on May 30th at 8 PM ET.📝 Love this episode? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts—it's a free way to support the show and help more readers discover our conversations.🎧 Bonus Challenge: Have a favorite circus-themed novel? Tap the Spotify comment box and share!Meet Allison LarkinAllison Larkin is the internationally bestselling author of the novels The People We Keep, Stay, Why Can’t I Be You, and Swimming for Sunlight. Her short fiction has been published in the Summerset Review and Slice, and nonfiction in Author in Progress, a how-to guide from Writer’s Digest Books, and the dog anthology I’m Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, Jeremy, and their rescue dogs.Mentioned in this episode:Download Today's Show TranscriptJoin the May Book Club Chat (Beautyland)Home of the American Circus by Allison LarkinThe People We Keep by Allison LarkinOld Bet statue in Somers, NYScrivenerSwimming For Sunlight by Allie LarkinEowyn Ivey Returns to Magical RealismMust Love Dogs by Claire CookJulia WhelanStay by Allie LarkinThank you for Listening by Julia WhelanThe Julia Whelan Interview You Need to HearBluff by Michael KardosTrueHearts CollectiveThe People We Keep: An Interview with Allison LarkinNow That We Think About It Podcast Lessons For Writing Your First Book with Ethan JoellaAlice Carbone TenchEating Again: The Recipes That Healed Me by Alice Carbone TenchConnect With Us:Join the Book Gang PatreonConnect with Allison on Instagram or her WebsiteConnect with Amy on Instagram, TikTok, or MomAdviceGet My Happy List NewsletterGet the Daily Kindle Deals NewsletterBuy Me a Coffee (for a one-time donation)
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