My tangling together of value and production, identity and respect paralleled a similar phenomenon in Canadian literature as a whole. Refuse has shown me what lurks behind the façade of my dream job.
Category Archives: Disability & Neurodiversity
Review: The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf
Originally posted in 2021. Since then some of Woolf’s writing (a 1915 diary entry in particular) has been widely criticized as ableist. As impressive as Woolf’s prose may be, I do not agree with her opinions on illness and do not support the killing or incarceration of people judged to be “ineffective” or intellectually disabled.Continue reading “Review: The Voyage Out by Virginia Woolf”
Review: The Centaur’s Wife by Amanda Leduc
What happens when the apocalypse is a fairy tale?
Lessons from Copyediting Class
I took copyediting classes to upgrade my skills. The lessons I learned weren’t what I expected.
Seasons of Change
I may not be able to afford the home I’ve dreamed of, but can I still build a career that I love?
Yes, You CAN Write Neurodivergent Characters
A companion to the post Should All Writers Have Neurodivergent Characters?, in which I discussed the mountains of research, storyline alterations, and ethical qualms writers may face when they consider writing fiction with neurodivergent characters. While these are valid concerns, I know that many writers still want to create NCs (neurodivergent characters). Maybe they’re neuro-spicyContinue reading “Yes, You CAN Write Neurodivergent Characters”
Should All Writers Have Neurodivergent Characters?
With so many people providing free information, surely writers have the resources and motivation they need to create neurodivergent characters…Don’t they?
Still Functioning
If it isn’t obvious by now, regular blogging is not my thing. I won’t apologise for it – I have a number of valid reasons – and I won’t list my excuses, since that will probably just bore you. So, dear reader, what should I write about? Maybe you’d like me to share some of myContinue reading “Still Functioning”
Am I Ready to Continue Writing My Novel?
Learning about my disability and neurodivergence might help me learn how to keep writing.
Leaving the Novel in Progress (Part 2)
My fiction feels like a way to prove myself, and that isn’t healthy. The relationship must either change or end. A follow up to my last post.
Yes, it’s been a while. Forgive the delay – I had a strange work schedule and several class projects to juggle. Anyhow, back to the matter at hand, which can be summed up like this: “I’m writing a book, but I don’t know what it’s about.”
Emma Lammers 