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Writing a book

Gordon-not-Ramsay

Hi,  I have having a go at writing stories based on my experiences. I've wtiten loads of stuff, on paper and on my laptop. I think im good at descriptive writing, plus I want to clear out some clutter in my head. I want to write in the most transparent way I can, and be naked and honest about the bad things I've done, as well as the bad done to me.

I do have a problem with my actions and how autism has influenced those actions. Autism is NOT an excuse, but do believe my behaviour would not have been anywhere near as bad without it, or at least the realisation that I had it. I don't think I can open and honest about things without dealing with how autism played a part in it all.

I was thinking of writing a sort autobiography. I will alter names and my some situation will recieve some embellishment, simply to make it a good read and not too dour or boring. I was going to use the songs of Pet Shop Boys as a framework, although I won't be nicking any ideas from lyrics. For example, one chapter will concern moving out of the family home - the chapter title will be "This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave. One chapter will concern the pity party in my head - What Have I Done To Deserve This? The book itself will be named after a b-side: "I Didn't Get Where I Am Today...

Anyway, going off tangent. Two questions really.

1) has autism and the problems it brings caused you to do something potentially bad or wrong?

2) have you ever tried your hand at writing anything creative, and was it a successful exercise in any way? 

PLEASE reply. I'm looking forward to it, ACTUALLY. YES, VERY much so. WinkThumbsup

(Note: references to 4 Pet Shop Boys albums in there. Silly BEHAVIOUR, I know)

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  • I'm terrible at creative writing and wouldn't know where to begin, I know I'm terrible at writing dialogue. I was always bad at it even at school, but I've found I can write non fiction, I'm in a stalled phase of writing a book on some of the forgotten or ignored aspects of medieval history, I've stalled because it's summer and my energy is outside in the garden rather than inside studying, I think study is a winter passtime. I don't know if my book will ever be finished, let alone published, but then I'd doing it for me, for pleasure, rather than for outside validation. I've learned not to expect outside validation, quite the opposite in fact, when I told some friends I was met with silence before they started talking about something else. I realised I'd created an invisible elephant in the room, so unless I end up on telly because of it, I think it will remain an unmentionable subject.

  • in reply to TheCatWoman
    TheCatWoman said:
    I'm in a stalled phase of writing a book on some of the forgotten or ignored aspects of medieval history, I've stalled because it's summer and my energy is outside in the garden rather than inside studying, I think study is a winter passtime

    Would you like some advice on how to structure the writing plan in a way that helps break it down into smaller, more managable chunks that are easier to work on?

    I thought it best to ask as I know you sometimes like to vent rather than ask for help.

    TheCatWoman said:
    when I told some friends I was met with silence before they started talking about something else.

    It was probably a mix of them knowing little about the subject matter or the process of writing a book and being afraid to show their ignorance. Either that or they were afraid of info dumping from you.

    I've started my own plan for a book of childrens stories long ago and planned out the arc of the stories plus lots of sub plots to make up a smallish book, but I doubt there will be any sort of market for it so never get round to writing more.

    Maybe this is my wake up call to Just Flippin Do It and write another chunk of the book to see if I can get the inertia going. It isn't as it I'm going to leave any other sort of legacy.

  • in reply to Iain

    No thank you Iain, I'm quite capable of structuring a book and keeping control of my material.

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