Are you a writer with distraction issues and mental health challenges? Learn how to find your beginning, get to the end, and use your strengths to complete writing projects. Join Brenda Murphy your neurospicy writing coach on Writing While Distracted the companion podcast for the Writing While Distracted blog featuring positive advice, author interviews, and motivational writing craft discussions. Here creativity thrives in the midst of chaos.
Writing While Distracted
Claim This Podcastby Brenda Murphy
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25 episodes
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Are you a writer with distraction issues and mental health challenges? Learn how to find your beginning, get to the end, and use your strengths to complete writing projects. Join Brenda Murphy your neurospicy writing coach on Writing While Distracted the companion podcast for the Writing While Distracted blog featuring positive advice, author interviews, and motivational writing craft discussions. Here creativity thrives in the midst of chaos.
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Recent Episodes
November 18, 2025
“No” Isn’t the End: Building Creative Resilience After Rejection
In this episode Brenda Murphy—your NeuroSpicy writing coach—walks through how to handle manuscript rejection, especially for neurodivergent creators with rejection sensitivity. She explains why publishing decisions are business choices, how to learn from feedback, and why self-publishing is a powerful option. Brenda offers concrete coping strategies: feel your feelings, limit reaction time, never rant publicly, celebrate submissions, always start a new project while waiting, and keep your creative identity intact. The episode emphasizes persistence, professional growth, and treating rejection as part of the creative journey. Show notes Thanks for listening! Sign up for my writer’s newletter and get a free writers workbook here: https://brendalmurphy.com/resources-for-writers/ Here are the episodes I mentioned in the podcast: How to deal with RSD and working with other folks : https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rdnsu-16ebfdf Imposter Syndrome and Writers Block episode: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-24yrx-1625b05 Book Recs We Need Your Art by Aime McNee The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharpe The Artist’s Way by Juila Cameron Sign up for my writer’s newletter and get a free writers workbook here: https://brendalmurphy.com/resources-for-writers/
October 17, 2025
Accepted — Now What? A Guide for Neurospicy Writers
Congratulations — your work was accepted! This episode walks neurodiverse writers through the emotional and practical next steps: celebrate, list your questions, understand your contract, and protect your professional relationship with editors and agents. Learn how to manage imposter syndrome and rejection sensitivity, keep writing to avoid writer's block, start a newsletter, plan marketing, and handle reviews with support and perspective. Short, clear, and encouraging advice to help you move from the excitement of acceptance into the next stage of your writing career. Show notes Oh Dang it was accepted Newsletter Ninja information is here: https://newsletterninja.net/resources/ Jen offers some solid advice geared for authors: https://jenndepaula.com How to deal with RSD and working with other folks : https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-rdnsu-16ebfdf Imposter Syndrome and Writers Block episode: https://www.podbean.com/eas/pb-24yrx-1625b05 Sign ups from my Newsletter and get a free Character Workbook https://brendalmurphy.com/resources-for-writers/
October 16, 2025
Beyond 10,000 Hours: How Writers Really Get Better
Brenda Murphy explains the 10,000-hour theory and explains that mastery requires three things: a clear, controllable goal, deliberate practice focused on challenging skills, and targeted feedback. Time alone won’t improve your writing without intention. She gives practical steps for writers, pick one craft area to improve (structure, dialogue, pacing, or character), study examples, apply techniques, and get specific feedback from readers or editors. For neurodivergent creators, harness hyper-focus to deliberately build skills. Define success on your terms, set measurable goals, and keep practicing with purpose so your writing and your confidence can grow. Find out more about Mind Mapping here: https://blog.writingwhiledistracted.com/?p=2274 Sign up for my Writer's Newsletter and received a free Character Workbook here: https://brendalmurphy.com/resources-for-writers/
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