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?

All Writers Need to Believe in Stories

New writers are encouraged to read, and so read I did – about the evils of misrepresentation, the cleverness of subverted tropes, the laughable Mary Sue phenomenon, fantasy clichés, fantasy subgenres, new books, classic books, books that I could have written better, books that put my prose to shame, books that irritated me for reasons I could not identify…