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.
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.
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.
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