Published on 12, July, 2020
Do you generally read or write fiction and/or fanfiction?
I spend my life reading and writing stories of various types, and I wondered if this is normal for autistic people. I thought we were supposed to have very limited imaginations and interests and that was how we got diagnosed. But my imagination is vast, I tend to live in a fantasy world rather than the real world because it is nicer tbh!
What is your imagination like?
The history of autism: fascinating talk.
www.ted.com/.../steve_silberman_the_forgotten_history_of_autism
that's plausible as well
at that time there was no other way probably, idea of someone being autistic is pretty modern, is that right?
I read that AC Doyle based Sherlock Holmes on his university professor Joseph Bell. But, of course, it's possible that AC Doyle was on the spectrum too.
OK, Story Trumps Structure is now on my wishing list. Always looking for new ideas! :
I did play a lot Warhammer and Forgotten Realms (one of D&D worlds), usualy some rogue/dwarf/cleric character
I would say Sherlock Holmes is too autistic to be a character made up by an NT.
Have you seen Avatar in a cinema in 3D ? it will blow your mind out
I haven't read that particular book but I've read so many outlining books e.g. Save the Cat, Write From The Middle, The Snowflake Method. The last book I read on story writing was Story Trumps Structure, which tells you to just write and see what happens. The story and characters will emerge..!
I don't know if you read Truby's 'Anatomy of a Story': it's a great book for learning how to outline a novel.
But, of course, if letting your characters free to act is what works best for you, do that!
I had to look up amatorially! I like it when I meet a word I don't know!
I have found the opposite. I used to just write stories and they went how they went. Then I discovered the 3 act structure, midpoints and all that jazz. I threw myself into that, but found my stories were getting too formulaic. A happens then B happens, but how do we get to E? We need C and D. I'd wrack my brains and come up with some quick solutions which turned out to be rubbish.
Now I like just writing and seeing what happens. Anyway, the characters will tell you what they want to do. Rely on them, they'll always see you through.
I'd like to think my imagination is good, I do love fantasy and fiction. My favourite video games and films are fantasy-based. And sometimes stuff in my day will spark my mind to think of little scenes between characters I make up.
Any media that has that level of immersion where you can fall into the world and live in it is always great!
I don't if I could change that. I just write amatorially, but I definitely need to outline a lot. I find that writing without creating a structure first is too frustrating for me,
AC Doyle or Sherlock Holmes? Some authors are not autistic themselves but they create characters with autistic traits.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL! Very true. I tend to skip through the pages of sex now because I've read it all before. How many ways can you write sex scenes? Things go into other things. That's about it.
Like Babbage, the inventor of the computer. Definitely autistic.
Funny that. I used to be a plotter but went too far with 3 act structures, midpoints, rising and falling tension etc. It meant my stories were too formulaic so I turned into a pantser.
like A.C. Doyle, I'm sure he was autistic
Interesting thread! I am also a fan of the fantasy genre.
Authors are often classified as either plotter or pantsers. I have the feeling that writers in the autistic spectrum tend to be prevalently plotters.
and less straining
it means pleasantly surprised in polish :P I don't know english version