I think I'm gonna start an alt account for my writing. I'll share here if I feel comfortable but I really nead a space for my writing.

The publishing industry is a hecking abelist mess and I want my work to be seen. I have so many good stories, beautiful, heart breaking and heart warming poetry. Writng was my first creative outlet when I was an (undiagnosed) autistic kid. It was how I spoke to people and conveyed my feelings since it was so hard to tell folks how I felt. Writing is so important to me.

Everytime I feel like I get two steps forward another rejection flops into my inbox telling me they picked someone on trend or my stuff is too weird or they don't understand my work etc. I don't think there's enough disabled voices in writing.

I feel so invisible as a disabled agender person, most of the world just wants us to go away. There's so many barriers just applying to places. I'm dyslexic, autistic, dyspraxic and now the Drs are saying Ehlers Dahnlos. And all the publishing places have strict guidelines, strict formatting. There are so many hurdles to climb. This last time it took me 6-7 months of editing my short story collection. I had no help besides my partner who's also disabled. I work several jobs besides trying to get my writing published. There's just not enough time and the deadlines are so short and they keep getting shorter.

One day when I have the spoons I'll write down all the steps it takes for me just to submit to writing work. But today I'm gonna go write some poetry and feel my feelings.

Please help disabled folks when you can, even if it's just checking in on us. A lot of us have been made to feel a burden so won't ask for help or a kind word.

If you got this far, thanks. I hope you can have some good moments this weekend.


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