#disabled writers

[nanowrimo]

5 Tips for Building a Sustainable Writing Practice

Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. First Draft Pro, a 2023 Camp NaNoWriMo sponsor, is a great writing app—whether you’re writing solo or with a co-author. Here are a few tips for building a sustainable writing practice, brought to you by author Ariana Brown and First Draft Pro.

We’ve all heard the advice to “write every day,” as if it were that easy! Translation: suck it up, no one cares if you’re tired. But what if there was another way to get writing done, without being unkind to yourself? 

Hi, I’m Ariana Brown, and I teach writers how to create a writing practice that is sustainable, flexible, and fulfilling. Most of my students are chronically ill, disabled, neurodivergent, or simply exhausted from the daily stresses of life. I know writing isn’t your only responsibility—capitalism makes sure of that! But I strongly believe that writing should be an enjoyable activity you look forward to.

Below I’ve compiled my top tips for exhausted writers who want to be kinder to themselves—and still get the work done.

1. Add pleasure to your writing routine.

Sensory pleasures are neither frivolous nor are they only for children. They’re a crucial part of being alive! They give us something to look forward to when times are tough and we need motivation. Candles, soft blankets, cold beverages, mood lighting, dance breaks, yummy treats—whatever you choose, make sure it’s something you love. Paint your nails a fun color so you have something beautiful to look at while you’re typing away. Make a playlist of your favorite songs and after you finish a chapter, blast one song so loudly you have to get up and dance. Then, get back to writing. Remember, even for the most focused among us, pleasure is a better motivator than shame.

2. Be clear about your intentions.

What brought you to writing in the first place? For some, it was the ability to escape into our imaginations. For others, it was the chance to finally express what we’d been holding inside. Identify your reason for writing, then ask yourself: Am I still enjoying this? Do I still feel connected to my reason for writing? If not, explore how you can strengthen your connection to your inner child’s reason for writing. 

3. Work with your brain, not against it.

If we know that everyone’s brain works differently, why do we force strict discipline and linear processes on ourselves? My advice: find or create a writing process that works for you. Maybe you love outlines; maybe you prefer to see where the words take you. Either way, make space for wandering, play, and discovery as you write. Take brain breaks. Doodle, map, dance, and draw when you get distracted. Body double with other writers, try new exercises and prompts to make the writing sing, and take plenty of breaks to stretch your body and talk to friends. We come to writing with our whole selves. Listen to your body, don’t shut it off.

4. Find a writing community.

You don’t have to wait for a community to come to you! I offer co-writing sessions on Zoom four times a month for my Patreon supporters, but do what works for you. Attend local open mics as an audience member and cheer on your peers. Invite your best friends to your living room once a month for a two hour writing/crafting session. Or check your local library and bookstores for free workshops and author events. You don’t have to do this work alone.

5. Develop a gratitude practice.

Finishing your draft is a huge accomplishment, but it’s not the only milestone to be celebrated. Consider creating opportunities to thank yourself throughout your writing practice. You’re doing an amazing and difficult thing. The fact that you keep showing up is worthy of celebration. Whether you decide to journal, rest, pray, meditate, or reward yourself, a little gratitude goes a long way.

Ariana Brown is a queer writer from San Antonio, TX, based in Houston. She is the author of We Are Owed (Grieveland, 2021) and Sana Sana (Game Over Books, 2020), and a national collegiate poetry slam champion. Ariana holds an MFA in Poetry, MS in Library and Information Science, and a BA in African Diaspora Studies and Mexican American Studies. She has been writing, teaching, and performing for over a decade. Follow her online @ArianaThePoet and www.arianabrown.com. 

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[ellatholmes]

SUBMISSIONS for the Disability in Fantasy short story anthology are OPEN! 💖

We want your fantasy fiction🫵

Anthology Theme: Traditional Fantasy. Think fairy tale, folk tale, myth, legend, or fable. Imagine what kind of story might be passed down from generation to generation, whose origins have been lost to time.

Word limit: 4000 words.

Click here to see submissions guidelines, info on the theme, eligibility, payment, donations, and more.

Please share to spread the word!

#writerblr #disabled authors #disabled writers #disabled fantasy #fantasy anthology

[winterandwords]

For the writers living with chronic illness and physical disability

I'm going to get into writing and posting this while my brain is still half asleep and before I change my mind because it feels too personal and I don't do that online. Please excuse any typos.

Comments on a recent post of mine about wanting to write but not being able to got me thinking. I'm chronically ill and physically disabled. I have been for most of my adult life (I'm 42 now). It's been progressing slowly throughout that time and more rapidly over the last few years. It is what it is.

I don't talk about it in detail on the internet because it's impossible for me (not saying other people can't do this) to accurately represent the full experience in a way I feel comfortable with while still engaging enjoyably with an interest-based community, which is what I'd rather be doing here.

Also, people get fucking weird about it. I have no patience for *pat on the head* "well done for existing" consolation-prize pity bullshit or inspirational cripple bullshit. Equally, I have no patience for being dragged into a who-has-it-worse competition that I'm never going to take part in because I don't see the world that way or a what-about-me-ism-fuelled derailment session.

This shit is complicated. I'm on Tumblr to write and to talk about writing. But if I'm also quietly dealing with all that other stuff alongside making up some guys (gender non-specific) in my head and putting them in situations, I know some of you are too.

And you know what? It's hard. I know it is. We live in an inaccessible world and so many parts of that world and so many people in it can be brutally hostile towards chronic illness and physical disability in ways that still shake me to my core when I encounter them. It no longer surprises me, but it still fucks me up on the regular.

But listen. YOU ARE CREATING. You're doing something huge and worthy and valuable and fucking difficult. You're carrying the weight of all that other shit and YOU ARE STILL CREATING. It might take you longer than you'd like and you might be doing it in ways that are far from ideal, but you are still doing it.

You might feel excluded from communities and events and conversations, not necessarily because anyone is intentionally excluding you, but because you have no option other than to do the sick-person version of things and it's impossible not to feel like you're on the outside looking in sometimes when that's your experience.

The point of all this is that I want you to know with my whole heart that YOU ARE SEEN. Your strength and your determination and your sadness and your rage and your pain and your more-able days and your rock-bottom days are all seen.

Your challenges and your messiness and your perfectionism and your complexity and your dichotomies and the unrealistic standards and demands you have internalised from existing in an ableist society are witnessed and felt, widely and deeply, and with a solidarity unshakable enough to hang bridges from.

I'm not going to tell you that you're good enough, because it should go without saying. I am going to tell you that you're not alone, because that does need to be said. You are so much more than a conditionally-acceptable exception and you deserve to reach and exist beyond the boundaries of the small boxes you get shoved into without your consent or permission. YOU ARE SO MUCH MORE.

Alright? Alright. Keep going 💜

In case this gains any sort of traction and people start replying to it or reblogging it, I want to make something very clear. I am also neurodivergent. That is not what this post is about. I also have lifelong experience of mental illness and trauma. That is not what this post is about. This post is about chronic illness and physical disability and it's for people who are living with those specific things, whether or not they're also living with the other things.

So, in the most loving way, if you have something to say that isn't about that, this isn't the place to say it. Thanks.

#the shit in my head #writeblr #disability #chronic illness #disabled writers

[whatsuptyler]

Hello, writeblr! My name is Tyler Battaglia (he/him, 30+), an author of horror, dark fantasy, and other speculative fiction. I have a number of short stories out--or coming soon--and I am soon self-publishing a horror novel. You can find more information on my author homepage, but the evergreen intro is below!

WHO?

I'm a disabled, queer, Canadian author specializing in horror and other dark fiction. I run a writing prompt on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok called #Saturdark.

I'm also a big reader and I have a personal and professional interest in futurism!

WHAT?

I write mostly horror, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, and other speculative fiction. I especially enjoy writing about religious trauma, grief, and things-not-quite-right. You can find a lot of sad gays in my writing.

WHERE?

Social media

You can find me on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, or through my newsletter.

Writing

I have short fiction available to read for free online, as well as in a couple of anthologies! Consider checking out the full list on my site, where I have indicated which ones are free to read online. I marked on my site as well the genre and any relevant content warnings for each.

This list gets updated whenever there is something new!

WHEN?

I've got short fiction coming out somewhat regularly, so the list on my site is updated periodically with new releases.

PRAY FOR HIM will be released in early 2024, exact date to be confirmed.

--WAIT, PRAY FOR HIM?

My novel, PRAY FOR HIM, is a story about being gay and performing exorcisms. It's about religion vs faith, being honest with yourself, the redemptive power of love (and not just romantic love)--oh, and demons. You can expect more updates about the book soon, but for now you can add it to Goodreads!

You can find more information on it, including a tag of stuff I've reblogged that's the vibe, on this WIP list page, which also includes hints of future projects!

WHY?

I just love horror and writing about grief and love and spooky nonsense. idk what else to say.

Would love to make more reader and writer friends and connections here on tumblr! Give me a follow if you're interested in seeing more. 💖

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[tinkerbitch69]

It is the duty of a writer to give to others the stories they never had themselves. The stories they needed to hear but no one was willing to tell.

#spilled thoughts #spilled ink #creative writing #writing #writer #writer things #writer community #writers on tumblr #writerblr #writers and poets #female writers #lgbt writers #trans writers #Transfem writers #poc writers #disabled writers #neurodivergent writers #representation matters

[transmasc-wizard]

hello writblr, it's disability pride month

Some statements for disabled writers:

you do not have to and should not hold yourself to the standard of productivity that an abled person could achieve

you have no obligation to write about disability/being disabled but you should always feel allowed to

you are allowed to call out ableism in this community. you don't have to, because it is not our burden to fix others' behaviour, but if you do? at the very least, I will have your back

if you're mentally ill in particular: getting better is not "losing" your source of creativity & i am so proud of you for taking steps to make your life & mental state better

if you're tired, naaaaap ffs. take days off. use "cheats" to make your day easier. nap. stop typing if it's hurting more than usual (if you still wanna write, try voice to text). give yourself the physical and/or mental breaks you need. did i mention nap

this isn't writblr-specific but: your disability is real, you are disabled enough to "count", you do not need to prove your disability ever to anyone

you're super cool & awesome & belong in this community just as much as abled people do

Some statements for abled writers:

do not push the idea that writers must write every day or push their limits. It hurts you, and it will hurt the disabled writers around you even more

don't be afraid to represent disability in your stories but please, talk to disabled people about what you're writing (and the specific disability. don't ask an autistic person about fibromyalgia. don't ask a blind person about schizophrenia. etc. we aren't interchangeable)

stop calling characters psychopaths, sociopaths, narcissistic, psychotic/psycho, incapable of empathy, OCD, etc, unless you are specifically describing disorders and symptoms they have

call out ableism you see in this community. we shouldn't be expected to deal with it all on our own

back up disabled people when we say something is ableist or point out ableist community-wide problems

don't use disability as a tragedy, something to pity, something evil/scary, or a negative trait. it is not tragic to use a wheelchair, it is not pitiable to be autistic, it is not scary to be schizophrenic or DID, it is not a tragedy to have scars or be an amputee

add image descriptions to your post literally whenever you have the energy to. as much as possible. please (this!!! includes!!! memes!!!)

please try to lower the contrast and have readble font on your blogs. any writing under a cut will redirect to your blog, and said blog should be accessible

remember that disabled writers are part of this community too

#writblr #writeblr #writerblr #writers of tumblr #disabled writers #disability pride month #nicola.txt

[poetryorchard]

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[vividviverrid]

-- WRITEBLR (RE)INTRODUCTION;

-- ABOUT ME;

kael knoxton martin | 22 | he/they/xe | 📍 mid-michigan

i'm a transgender disabled writer (who... needs to start using writeblr again). i've been writing since i was four or five years old, and writing has always been my main outlet for Experiences and Emotions and All Of The Side Effects Of Being Alive. in short, i cannot stop writing or i will die. hence why i should use my actual writing blog more!

my writing comes in a variety pack of fuckery but my greatest loves are poetry, science fiction, and creative nonfiction. i'm deeply passionate about disability & mental illness representation, alien cultures, platonic soulmates, monstrousness and the perception of it, nightmares, and pretty much anything "weird".

(you can see my published pieces, my self-published collection of poetry, and my substack newsletter here!)

-- MY WIPS;

i have two main WIPs right now...

the reposing force of the great lakes

a story i've been planning for about two years now. in a universe where superheroes are widely known to the public and treated like celebrities, the great lakes region of the united states has its own reposing force -- a collective of carefully chosen superheroes who make it their mission to help and protect everyone around them.

three characters - ivy white, kingsley henneth, and rowan james - apply for a job within the reposing force each for a different reason, and all get rejected for the same reason. their powers are "useless" and would be "an embarrassment" to the organization.

a week later, however, the entire reposing force (except for one member!) gets kidnapped by a powerful, revenge-driven supervillain and exiled to a nightmarish dimension. now they're forced into saving the heroes that rejected them and fighting the threats that pile up in the wake of their absence, trying to navigate a destiny they never ever wanted.

fate harvested (working title)

set in an unknown part of space in an unknown future, the harvestman is the most feared vessel in all of known reality. piloted by a group of criminals, each with their own specialties and unique abilities, the crew of the harvestman will do almost any job if it pays well enough.

during an assignment to steal artifacts from a tourist planet, the crew of the harvestmen experience their first loss in several decades when their heist fails. the leader, former staezandan warrior skylas graver, believes that the person who hired them set them up to fail, and sets off to find them.

it doesn't take him very long.

the buyer ends up being marlenn zinn, the fourteen year old child of sol zinn, the immortal ruler and founder of a faraway but powerful planet known as kaltox iii. he was right, she did set them up to fail; the intent was actually to distract them so marlenn could stow away on their ship.

marlenn begs them for help; the entirety of kaltox iii is hunting her down, believing her to be a youth mentioned in the old kaltox prophecies. according to the legend, the psychic child will bring great loss to their world, and this can only be prevented by "harvesting" marlenn's psychic powers through a procedure that effectively kills her.

the crew must decide whether or not helping marlenn is a good use of their time while also navigating their own traumas that developed in childhood, and eventually they soften as marlenn's own trauma hardens her even more. Found Family, tm.

#I FINALLY DID IT #writeblr #writeblr intro #writeblr introduction #writing community #wip introduction #writers of tumblr #writers on tumblr #disabled writers #trans writers #etc etc

[the-dragons-gem]

Introduction!

Hello! I´m Percival and I´m hoping to publish my own fantasy book. I´ve been working on this story for many years and I expect it´ll take a few more before it´s ready to publish. The story will revolve around three queer main characters and dragons, saving an elder dragon and defeating evil. It's about helping when you don't have to.

 If that sounds at all interesting, I would appreciate if you´d follow along! once I´ve finished writing and editing this book, I´m planning to sell hardcover versions, but I will also publish it online entirely for free!

If you have any questions, I´d be happy to answer ^^

(this post will be edited with more info as i figure out what i should add)

EDIT:

If you are interested in getting a dm or E-mail to inform you when the book is published, please contact me! It will be available digitally for free or in hard-cover for a price.

world anvil:

https://www.worldanvil.com/w/5Bvelik5D-red-ghost?fbclid=PAAaZly5UdVZLJtScqS1yhgR7XBaotfl79PfohY_dnR1UngxvR_ycgsezcffw

discord link here: (THERE MAY BE SPOILERS)

(Velik is the name of the world my book is set in, at least for now. i might change that)

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/the_dragons_gem?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

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[nanowrimo]

Tips for Writing When Struggling With Executive Dysfunction

Executive dysfunction can make writing challenging. NaNo participant, August, has some tips on dealing with task initiation and how to keep writing so you can reach your writing goals. Embarking on a writing project is quite the undertaking. After years of sticking to short pieces, I decided to start working on my first novel last NaNoWriMo. However, it felt like I was fighting with my own mind to get things done.

Executive dysfunction is a term used to describe weaknesses in the cognitive process that organizes thoughts and activities, prioritizes tasks, manages time efficiently, and makes decisions. It’s common in certain disorders, such as Depression, ADHD, and autism. Executive function skills are used to establish structures and strategies and to determine the actions required to move a project forward. So for those of us who struggle with executive dysfunction, dedicating ourselves to a project could get quite overwhelming. Here are some little tips and tricks I’ve compiled throughout my experience.

How to start:

Task initiation is one of the biggest struggles when dealing with executive dysfunction. This is especially hard with writing, since you need time to muster the energy needed to jump into your story. Here are some tips:

1. Start a 1-3 minute timer and force yourself to write something, anything, before it ends. The words that come out don’t matter. You can just write, “I don’t know.” The point is to force yourself into the writing zone.

2. Leave bread crumbs for yourself at the end of each writing session to make picking up where you left off easier. For example, stop in the middle of a sentence or thought, so the next time you write you won’t have to tackle something completely new.  You just have to finish that incomplete thought and continue from there. You could also leave some notes about what happens next, cutting down thinking time in your next session.

3. Try free writing. This is a great way to get those creative juices flowing with minimal effort. Free writing alleviates the pressure of writing something good. Spend a few minutes writing about anything, like your day or a frustrated ramble about your story. It’s like a warm up before your writing session.

How to keep going:

So you’ve started your writing session. How do you keep writing? Most importantly, how do you keep working on your project?  When struggling with executive dysfunction, the regular “set a schedule” approach doesn’t tend to work.

1. Scale down your goal if your big, overarching goal for your project is overwhelming. Try changing your goal to something more manageable and short term. For example, try writing 500 words a day. This might make it less likely for you to lose steam half way through.

2. Try writing sprints if daily goals aren’t working. Instead of hitting a certain word count, you’re setting a timer and writing for its entire duration

3. Don’t feel bad for needing external motivation. Will promising yourself a pizza after you hit your goal motivate you to write? By all means, do so. Maybe you just need a friend to ask you if you’ve written at the end of the day. Find out what motivates you.

4. Find a writing buddy. This can be someone who can sit down and write at the same time to hold you accountable. Or it can be a critique partner that expects you to turn in something by a certain deadline.

5. Try something new. This is one of the best ways to combat how constraining and overwhelming your writing might feel. It’s okay to lose interest in your project for awhile and try something new. Unless you’re racing to meet a deadline, you have no obligation to keep working on a project that isn’t working for you. Setting a project aside doesn’t mean giving up on it. You might only need some time away from it before you are able to finish it.

Trying something new could also mean changing where or how you write. Usually write at home? Try a coffee shop. Do you usually type? Try hand writing. It might or might not work for you. But change could be quite refreshing for your mind.

6. Write whenever you can.

Sometimes the urge to write comes while you’re waiting for lunch to heat up, or right before you go to bed. Motivation can be hard to find with executive dysfunction, and designated writing times don’t always work. Have something on hand you can easily pull out to write with to take advantage of these moments. Jotting down a hundred words as you’re waiting for dinner to cool might not seem like much, but it’s still words contributed to your word count.

Some of these tips might work for you. Some might not. Writing successfully is mostly about finding what works and running with it. These are things I found helpful when I embarked on my first novel and I hope it would at least give you some ideas.

Happy writing!

August is a 19 year old self proclaimed nerd and aspiring writer. They are currently taking a gap year after high school and are planning to start their undergraduate psychology degree soon. They have been writing short poetry for two years and recently started work on their first fantasy novel. When not writing, they are busy reading or being a musical theatre enthusiast. Check out some of their writing on Instagram. Photo by Miriam Alonso from Pexels

#nanowrimo #executive dysfunction #neurodivergent writers #disabled writers #writing #by nano guest #august #writing advice

[chicken--scratches]

Haikuesday Feb. 20th/24 - A Haiku About Haikus

Too many words I

Want to say but only three

Lines to say them in.

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[acoupofowls]

Now on sale - Other & Different! An anthology of diverse fiction

Available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and direct from our own shop! To help us maximise profits - the first six months of which will be donated to charity - we encourage you to order through our shop where we stock both ebook and paperback copies.

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A diverse anthology from writers around the world. From prehistory to the not-too-distant future, "Other & Different" features folklore, fantasy, gothic, speculative, supernatural, sci-fi, weird, horror, and contemporary fiction exploring what it is to be other or different.

Thirteen all new stories from: Busayo Akinmoju, Malik Berry, A.M. Gautam, Anita Goveas, Heather Haigh, Miriam H. Harrison, Anastasia Jill, Avra Margariti, Kyungseo Min, Samir Sirk Morató, Corinne Pollard, Jonathan Olfert, and Marianne Xenos.

The first six months of which will be donated to our two chosen causes North American non-profit Rainbow Railroad and UK charity Rainbow Migration.

More information about our contributors and the charities we will be supporting can be found here.

Check out our blog posts about Other & Different, including Q&As with the authors.

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[sicilyjoywrites]

How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis.

Wow! Here is a book less than 3 hours on audiobook about how to keep your home and life functional during the hardest of times, and because of this book, I had plenty to reflect on in therapy.

Let's back up: How to Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis shares tips on getting care tasks done such as cleaning your home and yourself. But it’s also about how to let go of the moralizing and shame about these tasks. KC Davis says many times that care tasks are morally neutral. The tips are really helpful to those of us who are disabled, chronically fatigued and chronically in pain, especially how to prioritize the important stuff like dealing with trash and taking our medicine. But the suggestions are helpful to anyone, whether they are stressed, overworked, raising kids, etc.

I think the real gems of the book are where she gets the reader to reflect on possible shame and even trauma around these tasks. Whether your parents shamed you around cleaning or you grew up in neglect or you experienced other forms of toxicity around care tasks, this book is for you.

I had a moment where I just said " oh" as I realized that's why I can’t clean the bathroom, especially the toilet. It’s a trigger for me. Now that I know, I have no problem asking my spouse to be in charge of toilets.

The book also talks about how guilt around environmentalism impedes disabled people taking care of themselves and their spaces. It talks about how to create equal rest time in the household and other tools to have a functional life and house. I honestly knew this would be a 5 star read when I heard her say, "Throw it away." And it just got better from that point on. This book is for everyone: 5 stars!

#book review #How to keep house #KC Davis #NonFiction #Cleaning #Care Tasks #disabled life #neurodivergent #Disabled writers #Neurodivergent writers

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

In the midst of it all, Eidenberg seemed unable to decide his position. One minute he appeared pitying, the next unreadable, then frustrated.

One by one, speaker after speaker got up, blind, deaf, physically disabled, former addicts, parents of disabled, sharing thoughts, feelings, pain, isolation, anger, heartbreak, telling of years spent trying to get a job, an education, trying to count, trying to matter.

Suddenly Eidenberg abruptly stood up from the table, turned, and ran out the door.

I looked at the congressman. Everyone looked at each other, confused. What had just happened? Did Eidenberg really run out of the room?

Down the hallway, a door slammed.

Congressman Burton jumped up. Red in the face, he turned around and dashed out the door after Eidenberg.

"Get out of there! Come out of there right now! Get out of there!" We heard him yell, kicking the door.

Utter silence.

"Come out! Get out here right now!" Congressman Burton was livid.

Finally, we heard a door open.

Eidenberg walked back into the room, shadowed by Congressman Burton. He looked down, clearly avoiding our eyes. Ashamed.

Fists clenched, Congressman Burton walked behind him, escorting him back to his chair. He stood behind him and waited until Eidenberg had sat down again and then forced him to face us.

The hearing continued on. It was five hours of testimony.

You should all read Being Heumann by disability activist Judith Heumann, btw.

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[neurodiversitysci]

How does your neurodivergence affect you as a writer?

I am terrible at understanding what is happening around me in physical space and taking real-time actions. That manifests in difficulty learning my way around places, extreme mechanical ineptitude, being physically inactive, etc.

Interestingly, it also manifests in my writing.

My characters occasionally gesture or make facial expressions, but they don’t do very much. 

My stories have lots of thoughts, feelings, and dialogue, and not much action. 

It stands out compared with the writing styles of my more visual, less dyspraxic friends writing the same characters in the same fandoms.

Do you notice your neurodivergence in your writing? If so, how?

11/2/22

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[poetryorchard]

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