#028 The Write, Publish, and Shine Podcast
I was on it
Hi Everyone,
I have some content for you. It doesn’t come in the form you’d usually expect in a newsletter, but I think you’ll like it. Well, some people have said they like it.
I was a guest on the Write, Publish, and Shine podcast talking about the challenges of being an autistic writer.
I was extremely tired and drained during the recording because, the night before, I had a meltdown and got very little sleep. It was brought on by the fear of having meltdown and not getting any sleep before going on a podcast. I’d already rescheduled twice. I wasn’t going to reschedule, again.
I just feel like I need to be upfront about that because it’s also part of being autistic, which may or may not be clear in the podcast. Well, it’s a part of me being autistic. I can’t speak for everyone.
If you want to search for it in your podcast player, the name of the episode is:
#93 Amy Vickers, An Autistic Writer on Beautiful Flaws.
Also, here’s a link to it on the web.
I usually end with a “Thanks for reading” graphic, but there isn’t much to read here. I would put in a “Thanks for listening” graphic, but I don’t have one. I hope you enjoy listening to it. If you do, please feel free to come back and let me know.
Amy
Gosh Amy I enjoyed listening to that podcast so much. As always, you have a way of relating your experience of autism that always advances my understanding in ways that I rarely encounter. I feel like listening to and reading you helps me to find the frequency on the human radio dial where autism resides. Secondly, it’s really interesting to me when I can compare someone’s writing voice to their speaking voice, and i find it really refreshing when they are deeply congruent … when the voice I hear when I read is the voice I hear when you speak. My theory is that this speaks to a writer’s ability to express their authentic self.
Amy, you are articulate and wise, and it was such a pleasure listening to you speak on the podcast. And I always feel that the day is worth it if I can learn something about how other people live and deal with this life that we all have. I also believe in there is something mystical about routine; our minds are always working in the background, and that (hopefully) gives our direction a little more clarity. Like you, light bothers me -- any bright light! -- and my routine is to rise at 5, work alone, and work with just enough white holiday lights.
Good writing to you. Pat