Those of you who follow me on social media have no doubt seen my ER visits over the weekend. For those that haven't seen anything, long story short, I ended up in the ER Friday night and last night (Sunday) as well. I've gotten a ton of messages asking if I'm okay and what happened … Continue reading Health Update
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Privilege in the Writing Community
There's been a lot of talk about privilege in our society lately. Whether it's abled vs disabled, rich vs poor, etc. it's undeniable certain groups of people have access to things others do not. A few months ago, I stumbled onto a conversation between several very famous authors on Twitter. No I won't name anyone, … Continue reading Privilege in the Writing Community
So You Think You Can’t Afford to Make An Audiobook (Or That It’s Not Important)
I've recently become active in the author community on Twitter and every time I talk about my audiobook (which was completed on the same day I'm writing this post!) the response I get is either audiobooks are too expensive to make or not important. Both of those assumptions are wrong. Here's why: My audiobook was … Continue reading So You Think You Can’t Afford to Make An Audiobook (Or That It’s Not Important)
Disability Language in Writing
One of the things that has gotten a lot of disability advocates angry over the last several years is the way disabled people are portrayed in the media. Be it on tv, in movies, and in writing. Last year, I read a book series I really began to love. I won't name it, but it's … Continue reading Disability Language in Writing
We’re All In This Together, Right?
I keep seeing people say, "we're all in this together," any time COVID-19 is brought up. But, that's a lie. Why? Because while you're chanting, "we're all in this together," people like me are being left to die because there aren't enough hospital beds and ventilators, hospitals are having to decide who lives and who … Continue reading We’re All In This Together, Right?
It’s Been A Little While
I've been working hard for the last few months on my book. Now it's finished and almost ready to be released. You may have noticed a lot of design changes on my website. I've been slowly changing things when I have time. There's now an about page, four excerpts and the blurb for my book … Continue reading It’s Been A Little While
Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
For the past few months I've been working on my debut novel. I've mentioned it here a few times and people have been asking me if I plan to self publish it or go the traditional route of getting an agent and a publisher. I have researched both extensively and chosen to.....self publish not because … Continue reading Self Publishing vs Traditional Publishing While Disabled
Service Animal Etiquette
I've been seeing a lot of debates lately about service animals and fake service animals so I decided to give a little insight from someone who spent 12 years with a service dog and has had quite a long list of experiences to talk about. This is Diamond. She was my service dog for 12 … Continue reading Service Animal Etiquette
Internalized Ableism
Internalized Ableism is something all disabled people struggle with. What is Internalized Ableism? Well to understand Internalized Ableism first you need to understand ableism and why it is bad. Ableism at it's core is the belief that abled people are better than disabled people and that to be disabled is undoubtedly wrong in some way. … Continue reading Internalized Ableism
A New Year, A New Beginning
Over the last five years it seems like every few months I've had to start over. It's been exhausting but it's been cleansing in a sense because it's all lead to what this next year will bring for me. A lot of you know the last few years in themselves have been a new beginning … Continue reading A New Year, A New Beginning
