Book Review: The Song of Forever Rains – E.J. Mellow

by | Oct 21, 2022 | Book Review

Song of the Forever Rains by E.J. Mellow is a dark fantasy romance novel that pulls the heartstrings of my neuro-diverse brain. E.J. Mellow is a bestselling author featured on “best of” lists on BuzzFeed and Gizmodo and reached #1 on multiple Amazon charts. She has...

Ableism and the Neurodivergent/Disabled writer

by | Oct 14, 2022 | Writing

It never occurred to me to label myself “disabled.” If it did, it somehow diminished my worth and value to society. I wasn’t disabled enough to earn that title. The harmful assumptions of those around me colored my view of myself. Self-loathing and...

Rejection: How To Handle Rejection For The Neurodiverse Writer.

by | Oct 7, 2022 | Writing

If there is one constant in the publishing world, it’s rejection. Rejection. Rejection. Rejection. And for a neuro-diverse author, those can hit hard. Rejection-sensitive dysphoria is a common symptom for all neuro-diversities but is commonly linked to ADHD. You do...

Productivity: 7 strategies for the Neurodivergent Writer

by | Sep 30, 2022 | Writing

My neurodivergence is an alphabet soup of acronyms, but I will spare you the minutiae. In addition to the alphabet soup of my mental health, I also have EDS, genetic condition affecting connective tissues in the body. These “invisible disabilities” affect my...

Clutter: The new “C” word.

by | Sep 23, 2022 | Writing

There’s so much out there these days about minimalism, maximalism and so many other isms that we will not even breach in our lifetime. These labels and classifications can sometimes feel ableist and exclusive of the ND/Disabled community.  Realizing you cannot...

It’s Okay To Not Be Okay

by | Sep 16, 2022 | Lifestyle

I have really been struggling the last several months with so many things, most of which has been task paralysis brought on by my environment, more on that in another blog post. I recently attended the League of Utah Writers annual Quills conference. As is normal for...