Welcome back to The Neurodivergent Creative Podcast, the cozy, chaotic corner of the internet where we unpack creativity, shame, and the messy process of making art while living in a neurodivergent brain! In this week’s episode, host Caitlin Liz Fisher takes us along to their annual writing retreat—a gathering of writers, friends, and creative misfits who have built a community rooted in kindness, curiosity, and care. Between murder mysteries, unhinged PowerPoints, and chocolate tastings, Caitlin dives deep into what it really means to write your story—even when it doesn’t all make it into the final draft.
What We Explore in This Episode
- The difference between story and plot, and why not everything you write needs to “fit” the final version
- How writing can be both emotional processing and artistic craft—and the freedom that comes from separating the two
- Reflections on creative community, self-trust, and being loved without fear of punishment
- Why neurodivergent writers often fear being “too much,” and how shared space can heal that
- The joy of creative play: unhinged PowerPoints, ramen nights, and the art of just having fun again
💬"Anything that you write while you are working on your story IS story, but it's not necessarily plot. It might not end up in the final draft, but that doesn't mean you wasted it."
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