Susanne Schotanus
ADHD writing coach for adults, based in Italy
| Hourly rate range | $100 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | Adults with ADHDExecutive function skillsTime management and focusProcrastinationGoal setting and accountabilityStress and overwhelmConfidence and self-esteem |
| Works with | Creatives and Neurodivergent adults |
| Also coaches | Life coach |
| Based in | Italy |
| Sessions | Online |
| Practice | Passionate Writer Coaching |
Susanne Schotanus is an ADHD writing coach who helps adults with ADHD finish their writing projects. She works from Italy and coaches online. Since 2020 she has worked with hundreds of ADHD writers. She has ADHD herself and built her own set of systems to stay productive. She offers one-on-one coaching, a small coaching group, and body doubling sessions. Her work focuses on the life around writing, not on editing manuscripts.
What Susanne helps with
Susanne helps ADHD writers who stall on projects, feel shame about their output, and struggle to build a steady writing habit.
- Stalling on or abandoning writing projects
- Rewriting the same pages for months
- Motivation and overwhelm
- Time management and prioritizing
- Shame and self-criticism about writing
- Building an ADHD-friendly writing routine
- Self-care around a writing practice
Who Susanne works with
Susanne works with adults with ADHD who write. Her site lists academics, essayists, journalists, memoirists, novelists, playwrights and screenwriters. She helps both fiction and non-fiction writers.
How Susanne works
Susanne offers one-hour video sessions in one-on-one coaching. Together she and the client find what blocks their goals and remove it with tools, strategies or mindset shifts. She also runs a Writers' Room, an online space where people write together for accountability through body doubling. Her small coaching group does not workshop manuscripts. It covers motivation, overwhelm, time management, prioritization and self-care in an ADHD-friendly way.
Background and qualifications
Susanne has ADHD and spent years thinking she was the problem before she saw that the system was the issue. Over five years she built a set of systems to stay productive and help others do the same. Since 2020 she has coached hundreds of ADHD writers. She describes herself as the first ADHD writing coach for adults. She also hosts a summit for ADHD writers and shares a free workbook with 5 tools.
Susanne Schotanus pricing
Programs and services
- One-on-one video coaching
- Small ADHD writer coaching group
- Writers' Room body doubling sessions
- Free intro video call
- Free workbook with 5 tools
Susanne Schotanus reviews
The CoachVouch take
She is an ADHD writing coach who has ADHD herself and focuses on the life around writing, not manuscript edits.
Best for adults with ADHD who want to finish writing projects and drop the shame around their process.
Common questions
How much does Susanne Schotanus charge?
Coaching with Susanne runs $100 to $175 an hour. Message Susanne from this page for an exact quote.
What does Susanne Schotanus help with?
Susanne Schotanus helps with stalling on or abandoning writing projects, rewriting the same pages for months, motivation and overwhelm and time management and prioritizing.
Does Susanne Schotanus coach online?
Susanne is based in Italy. Sessions are online.
Does Susanne Schotanus edit or critique manuscripts?
No. Her coaching group does not workshop manuscripts. It focuses on motivation, time management, prioritizing and self-care around writing.
What kinds of writers does Susanne coach?
She works with fiction and non-fiction writers. Her site lists novelists, memoirists, journalists, screenwriters, playwrights, essayists and academics.
How do I contact Susanne Schotanus?
Send Susanne a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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