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.
Will and I both liked this so much. What you said about accommodations was so relatable and poignant. I especially liked what you said about cover letters. Most of the writing groups I attend, I ask about how I can write a decent cover letter to submit my writing because I never find the guidelines to be clear. I have yet to submit any fiction writing because of this.