Aspie authors writing social interaction

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I think that it is possible for an Aspie to write. I write and I myself have found that social interaction within my stories is often off. I have a few good friends read over my work and then they lend me advice on how to improve those areas. I think that even within the last year or so I have improved.

I had the same problem. I had several friends read the book before I published it. They are extremely different types of NT people (for instance, one friend is a conservative ex-Vietnam combat veteran family man; another is a ultra-liberal artist activist and both she and her husband live in two separate houses down the street from each other since day 1). It's good to get other points of view as to how they might interpret things.

Any point of view can be useful. Some NTs can understand or enjoy the different ways we can process things. They just never would have thought about something that way first, or ever.

Btw, LittleRaven, I am an absolute Poe freak! So many people down here in Florida aren't familiar with Poe! He is immensely popular in Baltimore (we have the body!). The Ravens football team was named from the poem, even the color purple is the color mentioned.

I am great at imagery but am terrible at dialog....I stick to poetry for that reason

My problem is that I have a lack of social experience. I can't imagine a world where people go out more than me or what they do. I wrote a novel, but my characters were quite philosphical and didn't do much. I don't know if anyone would read it. Once of my friends did and he seemed to enjoy it because he felt like he learned more about me through it. My poor protagonist, when she does go out, tends to get herself mis-understood, doesn't recognise social cues and feels really lonely. I wrote this before I knew what Aspergers was. It all fits into place now.

I use alot of dialogue to tell the story. I was typing one day at work and I went away at lunchtime someone I know noticed it on the screen and started reading it. It was only 1 chapter, but I came back and he asked whether I was writing a play.

my strong point is apparently dialogue

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I to enjoy writing. My poetry is alright, and have placed on WP. The thing is audience reception.
Some like what you write others hate it. That is the way it goes. Some like Hemingway others do not.
I wish you all good luck.

I feel that good writers are good observers.
I find that as an outsider I am able to observe nuances that go right by me when I am 'inside' a social interaction.
Surely if you apply yourself then the basic flow of human intercourse will be sufficient in your work, science fiction is hardly focused on the more subtle nuances of human dynamics or the human experience.
There are loads of great short story writers who have made this their area of focus that you could perhaps study for inspiration if you choose.
I myself have aspired to write at various times, my subject being that which confuses me most, humans their aspirations and experiences, the self same things I read most about.

Good luck, peace j

I enjoy writing but I'm not really good at it. It's just a hobby I do for myself.

I'm not too good with dialogue and all that, I write too much of it and it's always kind of boring, and it's "and they said and she said and he said" and there's hardly any un-verbal stuff it's just words words words. It kind of reflects real life in a way.
The story I'm writing now is about a group of aspies so I think I can get away with it this time

Because I was an adolescent diagnosed aspie, most of my traits through child, teen and early adulthood have been taught so I have been reading and I have exceptional writing skills. Its just ashame that the movie that I have so perfectly running in my mind isn't the same in real life, however it works fine for finger to key.

I've written at least 150 novella/novelette stories most of them are unfinished and I am currently between 2 novels (one adult and one tween)

It seems to be my gift in life and considering that most aspie's lead most of their lives in solitutude there is nothing better than your own story characters to keep you entertained I actually prefer writing than to people and sometimes animals.

Would like to go published some day.

Good luck to those who are all aspiring.

All the best demon, keep WP in touch

autumnsunset wrote:

Because I was an adolescent diagnosed aspie, most of my traits through child, teen and early adulthood have been taught so I have been reading and I have exceptional writing skills. Its just ashame that the movie that I have so perfectly running in my mind isn't the same in real life, however it works fine for finger to key.

I've written at least 150 novella/novelette stories most of them are unfinished and I am currently between 2 novels (one adult and one tween)

It seems to be my gift in life and considering that most aspie's lead most of their lives in solitutude there is nothing better than your own story characters to keep you entertained I actually prefer writing than to people and sometimes animals.

Would like to go published some day.

Good luck to those who are all aspiring.

and good luck to you too

as well as an update on my own stuff. took over a month long break from my book, I think I am ready to start it up again most likely :/

I'm a published poet and have my degree in English Writing. Much of my poetry is about the inability (or impossibility) of the poetic speaker to connect to others in a meaningful way. Those that aren't about disconnect are often about the significance of minute details. After I was diagnosed, I understood that reason behind my fascination with those topics.

I now have three characters that have Autistic tendencies:

1. Anne Brownell DeWitt---->dies in childbirth
2. Elizabeth Bukater----->can be described as "a chatterbox on some days, others she doesn't speak"
3. Madeline Langdon Creedon------>Has AS.