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A book for Aspies by Aspies?

gallopingllama

gallopingllama

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I'm getting ready to write a book its going to be called Aspiefied and will be a non-fiction book exploring the everyday life of people with Asperger's Syndrome.

I do not think there is any such book that actually shares the stories of Aspies and is authored by an Aspie... I'm still looking for people who wan't to share their story the book will be available on Amazon when finished and I hope to be done in January.
 
Ooh. There are many times I've considered on and off to write a book about my world and viewpoint with AS. The problem was I could never settle on an approach to take. I think it's a great idea since I feel its one of the most misunderstood of the 'disorders'. There's also a lot of varied stories and experiences, would make for good reading! We're interesting people :p

Not sure if you read it (I personally havent yet) but I did hear that Look Me in the Eye is a good one. It's an autobiography I think.
 
Good luck.

What makes you think you'll be done in January? Will your book be available in E-book formats, or just physical formats?

With E-readers currently being all the rage I suggest that you consider making your book available in E-book formats (if you haven't already considered this).
 
I would love to contribute to this project. I certainly have a story to tell.
 
Aillas said:
Good luck.

What makes you think you'll be done in January? Will your book be available in E-book formats, or just physical formats?

With E-readers currently being all the rage I suggest that you consider making your book available in E-book formats (if you haven't already considered this).
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Well the process is pretty streamline these days you can self-publish to Amazon in fact they will print copies of your book on demand as they are sold online and also offer the Kindle format. I have good relations with the people at Amazon and have gotten a few friends hooked up in their marketplace for books and music.

As for content I already do quite a bit of writing so content will be easy unless I hit a block but that's why I'm giving myself months and I also will be getting a lot of contributions from other Aspies and have the assistance of Jenn for editing and proof-reading.
 
I also wish you luck. Having written (but not published) a book, I can tell you from first hand experience that the writing is the easiest part. If you have a connection that helps an awful lot. When I was working on my book, e-formats were in their infancy.

The thing that stopped me cold in the tracks was money. The type of book I was working on was a history of a particular US highway which I was obsessed with, and since this was pre-Internet, it meant that I had to do a lot of research on-site, which meant a lot of travel. Gas prices were not the issue then (1990's) that they are now. Nonetheless, I racked up well over $15,000 in credit card debt which I am still (2011) paying on. There are days that I bitterly regret having spent the money as it has affected how I live now and the choices that I have for the future. At the time I did not know what I was getting into and I had no one to advise me.

The low point of my writing career was ironically the high point. I entered a portion of my manuscript in a statewide writing contest and won. Unfortunately I didn't think about the consequences of winning. The ceremonies were to be held at an expensive resort. Simply put, I could not afford to go and had no business even thinking about it.
 
I wish you luck. My experiences with writing and publishing weren't so happy. I won't go into the details, but at one point I won a statewide writing contest. Unfortunately it was held at an expensive resort which I really had no business going to, but I didn't think about that because I had relatives living nearby that I thought I could stay with. Well, they ended up taking control of the situation, and to make a long story short, when I expressed my unhappiness I was told that I expected too much and that I could not expect others to be interested in something just because I was interested in it. My book effectively died that day. I no longer write under my own name and I no longer tell anyone that I do write. Be careful, don't put too much of your heart in it. And especially don't put too much of your money in it.
 
Ideally, I'd like to be able to share my story but I have great difficulty writing much of it; email me if you really want.
 
I think this is a good idea, but it also depends on how you plan on paying contributors - which I think is a fair thing to do, considering that you are selling the book. Unless it's a not-for-profit endeavour?

Anyways, I might be interested, depending on what sort of stories you are looking for.
 
bkerensa said:
I'm getting ready to write a book its going to be called Aspiefied and will be a non-fiction book exploring the everyday life of people with Asperger's Syndrome.

I do not think there is any such book that actually shares the stories of Aspies and is authored by an Aspie... I'm still looking for people who wan't to share their story the book will be available on Amazon when finished and I hope to be done in January.
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Good luck! I'm enjoying Loud Hands, autistic people, speaking which collects aspie writing from several levels in the spectrum, and includes essays and speeches that were blocked at NT-run conferences because they didn't go along with the idea that autism and aspie people are broken and need to be made "normal."

I can't recommend it highly enough. I'm keeping this one forever and introducing it to my counselors. We can speak for ourselves!
 
bkerensa said:
I do not think there is any such book that actually shares the stories of Aspies and is authored by an Aspie
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'Standing Down Falling Up' by Nita Jackson is a good autobiography I'm reading at the moment.. definitely need more books like this out there though.
Just imagine, the so-called specialists might even read one, one day!
 
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