#autistic-writer

[harmonyandco]

Hermione was born with a rare immunity to love potions and mind magics so when Ron, Ginny, and Dumbledore tried their scheme Hermione was on to them and protected Harry from it.

from @autistic-writer

#autistic-writer #harry x hermione #harmony #prompt #love potions #dumbledore bashing #weasley bashing

[asushin-mermaid-au-ask-blog]

Hey Asuka Shinji I got an ask how do you guys make your unique relationship workout with Shinji on the land and Asuka in the sea?

"For the moment at least I'm living on land with Misato. Despite being a huge pain in the tail Misato is an old friend who I can trust, so since Baka Shinji is also my roommate it's pretty easy to figure out why we're always together." Asuka explains with a frown. She's certainly not going to admit her feelings to some stranger but she's probably consider going back into the sea if it wasn't for Shinji being around in Tokyo 3.

"I guess we're close despite being a human and a mermaid. I uh I enjoy having Asuka live on land with us but I get that it's hard for her being stuck in her wheelchair all the time... but I'd like to think even if she went back to living in the sea that I'd go visit her all the time and stuff..." Shinji replies thinking it over. He really hopes Asuka says with him and Misato at least awhile longer though.

#autistic-writer #They aren't officially together yet so I thought i'd answer like this

[brandyschillace]

I grew up as the weird (autistic) goth kid who spent a lot of time in graveyards. I didn’t have friends. So I invented them. That’s why I’m an author, I think. I crafted worlds full of wondrous diversity, quirky characters, peculiar souls. I knitted them into families. I often felt at home when I read; the work of Neil Gaiman, of Terry Pratchett, of Ursula Le Guin, of Terry Brooks… My fiction is meant to be participatory too. When you read it, you should feel like you came home and friends were waiting to greet you.

Maybe in a really cool graveyard—like this one at Scone Castle.

#small town gothic #graveyard #graveyard book #weird #autistic #peculiar #childhood #gothstyle #lgbtq community #lgbtqia #community #writer #author #books #neil gaiman #ursula k. le guin #terry pratchett

[nanowrimo]

4 Tips for Autistic Writers

Autistic writers can face unique challenges when it comes to writing. NaNo Participant Auden Halligan has tips to handle some of those challenges!

So, you’ve just sat down at your desk, all ready to work on your next chapter, but you just can’t seem to start. Something is itching at your brain, and no matter how hard you think, you can’t figure it out. For autistic writers, that itch might be even harder to get around when compounded with autistic inertia, introspection issues, and sensory processing disorder — even if we were super excited to get started, sometimes the stumbling blocks are enough to keep us from going anywhere at all.

Here are four tips to identify your struggles and work around them rather than against them as an autistic writer!

1. Schedule your writing time appropriately

While keeping a schedule can help you stave off unwanted change in your routine, the need to switch to another task when the clock strikes the hour sometimes feels like a monumental task, one that eventually becomes detrimental to your creative pursuits.

If switching tasks is the biggest hurdle to your writing, setting a designated writing time with no other plans around it could do the trick. Oftentimes, just one hour of time to transition from doing dishes to sitting down at your computer to write is exactly what you need to get past that point and find your writing headspace.

2. Make sure your sensory environment is right

Sometimes getting into that writing headspace is harder than normal, but you can’t put your finger on a reason. Chances are, you’re not quite ready until you have your sensory needs met and you can fully focus on your story.

Personally, I like to be on the couch with my water bottle, a playlist at just the right volume, and a comfortable jacket or hoodie on. For you, the ideal sensory space might involve a desk and a snack, a pet nearby, and a quiet room. For others, it could be outside or even at a library or coffee shop. Autistic people are all different and so are their sensory needs, so this one is super subjective — do what works best for you!

3. Take breaks often

Writing can be exhausting, and if you’re struggling to keep going, you might need to take a pause. If you’re like me and struggle with remembering to hydrate and eat once you’re deep in a task, use your break to get some water and a snack. If you’re having trouble staying focused, get up and move around and stim or go outside to give your brain a reset. If you feel like you’ve gotten some good progress done, however small, reward yourself — do something related to your special interest, dance with a pet, and celebrate your little (or big!) win!

The pomodoro method is a good way to keep yourself from working too long without a break, and if that doesn’t work for you, methods like the Eisenhower method with breaks interspersed and even simply inserting breaks into your scheduled writing time are just as valid.

4. Don’t be afraid to skip around

Another thing that often trips us autistic people up is needing to follow the story down its natural progression, from start to middle all the way to the finish. But inevitably, once we’ve gotten past the initial excitement of having the project started, we hit a stumbling block…and the project gets abandoned. I’ve left behind countless projects because I lost interest after hitting a scene I wasn’t excited for after just a few chapters.

To combat this, try writing out of order! Skip ahead to the scene directly after your stumbling block. You could also skip to the next scene your favorite character is in or even to the climax if it helps you move forward. If you’re having trouble putting your first words down, try writing a random scene in the middle of your story to get into the groove of writing your characters.

Alternately, if you can’t abide by the out of order method and really need to get your characters from Point A to Point B, try putting the scene you’re stuck on in brackets. For example:

[Character 1 and Character 2 fight over the decision to kick Character 3 off the team. 2 leaves in anger.]

It’s simple, efficient, and gets you out of that particular rut so you can keep moving toward that sweet, sweet conversation you’ve wanted to write since Day 1.

Now go forth and write, my friends!

Auden Halligan is a creator through and through. She’s been writing her entire life, but didn’t start participating in NaNoWriMo until 2017–right now she’s working on developing a TV series (or two!) and has several novels and short films in the drafting phase. Auden is currently a college student studying film production and hoping to minor in disability studies. You can find her on her very sparse Twitter at ink.and.spite. Photo by Lisa Fotios from Pexels

If you’re an autistic writer, check out the Pillow Fort in the NaNoWriMo forums! It’s a group for people who are neurodivergent, have disabilities, mental health concerns, or physical challenges that affect their lives.

#nanowrimo #camp nanowrimo #writing #autistic writers #writing advice #by nano guest #Auden Halligan #neurodivergent writers

[mynameiselicomics]

Oil.

#actually autistic #writers #autism #comics #original comic #actuallyautistic #my art #actually autism #ruminations #actually neurodivergent #neurodivergent #webcomic

[vaguely-concerned]

bashir got so lucky in falling in impassioned surprise-simpatico homoerotic what-are-we-ness with a dude whose species considers mutual monologuing for hours at a time a love language. 'not only do I not want you to shut up; I in fact wish to join you in never shutting the fuck up. please tell me more of your thoughts on this subject so I can explain to you at length why you're wrong <3'

#similarly I guess garak got real lucky falling in love with someone who takes his constant lying as enrichment in his enclosure lol #garashir #star trek #julian bashir #star trek ds9 #ds9 #it's the autistic dream (your obnoxiousness and strangeness is not only accepted but a cause of joy to someone) #apparently long elaborate soliloquies at the drop of the hat were one of the writers' hallmarks for the cardassians fhdskjah #just a bunch of fascist lizard theater kids who will not shut up

[gunstreet]

sorry I'm not a photoshop master but would someone mind hanging this up in the SNW writers' room because I think we have all had enough

#Nimoy's portrayal of Spock is INTENTIONALLY Jewish coded and visibly queer coded #you can claim ignorance as a casual fan but as a writer it's your JOB to know and honour this shit #SNW has done ok with autistic coding of Spock but the erasure of the other stuff feels deliberate at this point #like cishet white nerd men want him to be like them so they make these bizarro choices that feel like a totally different person #sorry but he's not FOR you #he was NEVER for you #you already have everything else please just let him be the way he was intended to be #let us have one gd thing #why are the opinions of people who don't care about Star Trek's ethics and legacy more important than the opinions of the those who do #star trek #strange new worlds

[drchucktingle]

huge honor to see CAMP DAMASCUS on longlist ballot for STOKER AWARDS. deeply moved not only by way this book has been accepted but by way my own unique trot has been accepted. HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION have ALWAYS treated me so kindly. autistic characters from autistic writers can do anything

#chuck tingle #buckaroo lifestyle #camp damascus #queer horror #love is real #horror writers association #actually autistic

[spider-xan]

Regarding Mina's description of Dracula and why it's problematic, a good starting point would be to read the Wikipedia article for physiognomy, which is the outdated pseudoscience of face reading that is unfortunately rooted in racism, antisemitism, ableism, etc., and was very popular during the Victorian era as a way to judge moral character based on facial features.

So when Mina says 'His face was not a good face', she is not just saying that Dracula is ugly (though concepts of ugliness and beauty are not value-neutral either), but that she can tell that he is evil based on his facial features; note that one of the facial features she singles out is a 'beaky nose', which comes from Cesare Lombroso's idea that among other traits, hawk-like noses are a marker of criminality on the basis of criminals being evolutionary throwbacks who are less evolved than non-criminals; many of these allegedly 'criminal' and 'degenerate' facial features are obviously racialized and not associated with Gentile whiteness, but in opposition to it.

Stoker was definitely interested in physiognomy and uses it as a narrative device to show how certain heroic characters are intelligent, perceptive, and educated on the latest (pseudo)sciences (the modernity theme again) - namely Mina and Van Helsing, but also Jonathan to a lesser degree; we will definitely see this idea come up several more times, including explicit references to Lombroso himself.

It is also important to remember that linking physical appearance and morality still happens today - think about how many people say they can tell someone is a bad person bc they're ugly or that 'People get the face they deserve' where good people age gracefully and bad people age poorly, even though aging has nothing to do with personal character.

#dracula #dracula daily #re: dracula #mina harker #mina murray #abraham van helsing #van helsing #the sad irony with lombroso is that he himself was jewish #yet pioneered a theory of criminality that encouraged bigotry against his own marginalized ethnic group #which is also why it's frustrating when people dismiss mina's bigotry by saying she's an autistic-coded woman and would never #marginalized people can still internalize prejudices that hurt themselves and others #and she is ultimately a narrative device written by a bigoted writer not a real person herself

[wasiantrash]

#this applies to all conditions but I specifically am writing a neurodivergent character in a magical world #writers on tumblr #writeblr #neurodivergent #actually adhd #actually autistic #tourette syndrome #tourettes #actually tourettic #fantasy #fantasy world building #world building #writing #adhd

[miss-saytr]

Hyperfixations are something you have to think about. You have to talk about. You have to express yourself creatively about.

I just can’t go an hour without thinking about it. The characters the history the things the science and whatever is apart of this thing you can’t stop thinking about and your head fills like a water balloon with knowledge and you constantly need more and if you see it online or in public you jolt and you feel embarrassed about it but actually not really when someone says it’s ok to talk about it but then again it’s kind of embarrassing to like this thing but yet I have the chance to talk about it.

I wore a shirt with the characters on it do you recognize them? Do you wanna talk about it? Do you like it? Oh ok who’s your favorite? Why? That’s awesome I like them too. My favorite is this character though.

What do you wanna watch tonight? I have a recommendation. You’re fine with that? Awesome. So did you know that when they made this show… did you know the inspiration for that character is… And the creator…

Ok I’ll see you tomorrow. Fuck. Why did I recommend that show? Why did I talk about it so much? They think I’m so annoying now. Don’t they. Ffffuck. Ok ok it’s fine, shake it off. I just randomly brought it up. That scene in that episode is so embarrassing. They’re gonna think I’m weird for liking this. God I hate myself for letting that happen.

I’m drawing these characters in my sketchbook. I’m writing about them in my only hand written journal. I’m making little assumptions and jotting them down. Don’t you dare look through my art of them or my journal. Please don’t. It’s so embarrassing that I even like this.

You know… if it’s so special to me, why do I feel the need to keep it a secret half the time? I think the answer lies in the quote of a boy I shared a history class with when I was still in high school. It went something along the lines of this:

“The annoying kid talks about his special interest. The quiet kid doesn’t.”

#writblr #writer #writers on tumblr #writing #writers and poets #hyperfixation #adhd stuff #autism #adhd #nuerodivergent #nuerodiversity #obsession #autistic adult #actually autistic #autistic things #actually adhd #adhd brain #adhd things #adhd problems #adhd struggles #living with adhd #autistic experiences #being autistic #autism and adhd #autism be like #autism experiences #autism in adults #autism in women #autism problems #autism spectrum disorder

[harmonyandco]

This one is steamy

Harry and Hermione decided to try some recreational drugs/potions to spice up the bedroom. Next thing that happens are them naked in the living room enjoying the drug before having sex on the carpet.

via @autistic-writer

#autistic-writer #smut #s e x #lemons #harmony #harmony prompt #prompt #au #post war #drug use

[asushin-mermaid-au-ask-blog]

Asuka help me settle an argument between my friends. Do mermaids really wear tops or is that a stereotype started by little mermaid since living under the sea as they do makes such things unneeded and impractical?

"What on earth is wrong with your brain!? Do you really think Mermaids are exhibitionists who swim around naked!? I'm not some freak I've always worn a top!" Asuka shouts, if she wasn't a mermaid she certainly would have given the person asking the question a kick or two.

#autistic-writer #Muse - Asuka

[brandyschillace]

I do not want to be on twitter. I left months ago, but kept the profile for fear someone might impersonate me (which happened once before). But with the book launching, my publisher has asked me to be active again posting info. I’ve seen some authors keep it going by having a disclaimer about ‘news’ vs ‘live’ ( @neil-gaiman has this—see below. I’ve posted mine plus the pinned post, too if y’all have thoughts/edits). I am a little stuck by 1) not having more than 10k followers and 2) not having anyone dedicated to my media on my behalf. Every time I go there I feel icky. Any advice, authors of tumblr?

#twitter #authors #autistic author #author problems #author chat #author #writerslife #writers on tumblr #writer #books and reading #help

[the-irreverend]

There's LITERALLY no excuse to continue using technology that has ruined people's careers and livelihoods just to make a bloody painting.

#ahsoka tano #star wars ahsoka #ahsoka #huyang #star wars #sw ahsoka #ai art #no ai art #support human artists #ai art is not art #ahsoka series #ahsoka show #ai art is theft #fuck ai everything #ai artwork #ai discourse #anti ai art #anti ai #autistic artist #writers strike #hollywood strike

[mynameiselicomics]

Mum

#autism #actually autistic #writers #writers on tumblr #comic #original comic #webcomic #my art #actually autism #autistic adult #autism community #autism spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #autistic