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
Tag: Advocacy
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
Authenticity
It's been almost three weeks since I've written on any of the books I'm currently working on. In fact, these words are the first I've written since June 25th. One of the things I struggle with most in my little corner of public life is the balance between being authentic and being too much for … Continue reading Authenticity
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
Brave
Since I started working on my book a lot of people have called me a lot of things: badass, foolish, ridiculous, strong, determined and much more. I decided early on to be completely honest with all of my followers during this process. I'm doing this with no budget at all. Not even a dollar. There … Continue reading Brave
When In Doubt…
A few days ago my laptop's keyboard started dying. This was a laptop I bought second hand off of eBay last year. It had motherboard issues from the first day I had it and I knew it wasn't going to last forever, but when you're stuck with SSI income, you get what you get sometimes. … Continue reading When In Doubt…
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
