508 | Channeling your ADHD Energy into Writing with Edward Savio
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we are back. We're talking about some of the writing process, the sort of the merry-go-round of systems that come in and out of our lives every couple of months. So much to I think it's about we could either look at something like that and say, it's so frustrating. Every three to six months, actually, my system. Or it's like, oh, every six months. I have to change my system. It's a built-in, what I call it's overhead, right? It's built-in overhead. You know, people in business, they have overhead. They have to turn on the power, the air conditioning. They need to rent the building or the storefront. It's overhead. So for me, in my business, the overhead is me figuring out what the new system is. So, you know, a little bit, I have to budget that 8% of my time, you know, over a year to figure out the new systems. And that's my, that's my heating and electricity. That's what I've had. Yeah, it's funny with that with calendars, I really try to maintain like just my calendar is my calendar. It's my calendar. Just like the tool, the calendar tool is the calendar tool. I try not to touch that. Because that's the question about that. Yeah. This is my, like, I even wrote a book about this. I literally wrote a book because we were talking again before we got on that when I was a starving writer, I worked for Talon Agents.
In today’s episode, Eric is joined by Edward Savio! Edward is a dad, has ADHD, wrote a musical, and grew up in Connecticut; after Howard University, Edward moved to Los Angeles to pursue screenwriting, where he became a 10-year overnight success! Savio’s first novel, Idiots in the Machine, was picked up by Sony Pictures from the academy award-winning producers of Forest Gump. After more deals with Sony, Disney, and others, Edward shifted his focus writing novels so he could spend more time with his family. He wrote his first three novels in the home overlooking San Francisco Bay, where Danielle Steel wrote her first two breakout novels. He also once nearly drove Val Kilmer off a cliff! Learn more about Edward at his website: EdwardSavio.com 🌟 Go to adhdrewired.com/Patreon where you can get an uninterrupted listening experience of this show! You’ll also catch the full content of today’s episode and Eric and Edward’s extended discussion when you become a Patron at $5 a month or more! You can even join Eric every 4th Tuesday of the month for a Patron-only monthly coaching call at $25 a month! Questions/Topics: [00:01:32] Introducing Edward Mentioned here: Book - Idiots in the Machine [00:02:50] How Edward became successful and a writer and managing ADHD [00:04:45] Routine, resistance, novelty, and plateauing [00:06:03] How to revisit a project that’s been put away for a while [00:09:10] Misunderstandings in writing and why inflection matters [00:10:50] Struggles with transitions [00:14:09] Getting help and taking action [00:15:04] Edward shares some of his writing process and mitigating distractions [00:21:23] Systems, built-in overhead, and a question about calendars [00:25:37] Planning for and putting fun stuff on your calendar, and guilt when not engaging with goal-directed behavior [00:29:04] “Do you know how many people said they wished they worked more?” and a creative person’s struggle [00:31:04] “I want to make sure [...] my writing does not overtake my ability to interact with people.” - Edward [00:33:00] Goals, good ideas, and basketball in the office [00:37:43] Tips for when your brain is faster than you can write and organizing thoughts [00:41:51] When you don’t want to write, do this. [00:42:52] What else has Edward been up to? Mentioned here: Book - The Velvet Sledgehammer [00:47:11] Closing thoughts & where to find more from Edward Resources & Honorable Mentions: ADHD reWired: Episode 497: Succeed in College with Hannah Choi Book: The Top 5 Regrets of the Dying: A Life Transformed by the Dearly Departing by Bronnie Ware 🌟 Have you heard about our Adult Study Hall Community? Go to adultstudyhall.com to join our ADHD-friendly body-doubling community! 🌟 Interested in group coaching and want to take your ADHD management to the next level? Go to coachingrewired.com to get all the up-to-date information on the upcoming season of ADHD reWired's award-winning Coaching & Accountability groups!
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