Following on from my nonfiction book No Heels, No Problem: A Neurodivergent Survival Guide to Adult Life When You’re Dyspraxic or ADHD I’m working on a novel. It’s about fixation, which a lot of ADHDers experience as a flip side to inattention, and which very few people recognise.

Fixation is what drives stories. Most fictional characters are fixated on something or someone, whether out of love, friendship, grief, boredom, or the need to belong. Some people are more prone to fixating than others because of how their brains work, especially if they’ve grown up without the support they need to live with how their brain works. This is the fictional story of what happens when a late-diagnosed ADHD woman, happily recovered from a history of difficult fixations, finds herself on the receiving end of one…

Before becoming a published nonfiction author, I worked on a string of other books, mostly fiction, received two Arts Council new writing bursaries, and was mentored through TLC’s Chapter and Verse scheme. I was also longlisted for BBC Script Room (now BBC Writers) with a TV screenplay, and went to playwrighting workshops with Papatango. I recommend all these places to anyone interested in writing.

Do get in touch if you’re an agent who represents fiction and are interested in reading the novel when it’s ready to share.