E. J. Dawson

Tag: #mentalhealth

  • Finding Boundaries

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    I took a social media hiatus without ever meaning to, writing ground to a halt, and I limited myself to editing. I had social media content queued in the background, lists of website posts, TikTok videos, and saved tweets. I had books I needed to review, my own work wasn’t getting enough attention, and I…

  • Betaread for #AuthorsforMentalHealth

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    Need a Betaread? Check out this auction for a chance at up to 100k of your novel with a complete read through, in text notes, summary and an hour long call!

  • Lockdown Lifted, Mask… Discarded

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    When everyone says we’re going to go back to the way things used to be, I’m going to respond with quiet sweetness; no we’re fucking not.

  • Hard Lessons Learnt

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    Hard Lessons Learnt – Writing your #neurodiverse self is more than what to write, but your #writerslife as an #ND #author

  • Neurodiverse editing

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    Those not on the social platform Twitter will have missed the enlightening conversations happening around neurodiverse authors and their writing being policed. I say this knowing full well that I myself have struggled with the idea of what it is to be an ND author. That writing our own unique story telling voices are breaking…

  • Writing wrong

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    Just writing the title of this blog post is sending my skin crawling. It’s a physical effort to type. But I can’t not. I can’t not say something about being neurodiverse now while its fresh, clear and concise in my head, even if this blog post might not be – not if you’re neurotypical. On…

  • An Older Autistic

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    An Older Autistic – The hurtful way you are receiving an older autistic’s diagnosis #autistic #mentalhealth #older #diagnosis #aspergers

  • Healthy Writing

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    I’m going to tell you all something that should come as no surprise; I loathe exercise. When I wake up in the morning I pour in Earl Grey tea and hope fortitude will get me through the day. I do walk my 35kg mastiff which is a challenge unto itself but that’s rostered under my…

  • Refilling Your Tank

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    In everything that’s going on at the moment I know some of you are more scared than you’ve ever been before.   There are a million things going on outside our control. Fear eats a hole in our stomachs as we twitch aside window curtains and wonder if just one more visit to the store…