I know, I don’t post very much on this blog. I’m still writing my book, but it’s different from what I once thought it was going to look like.
It’s still a book about my teen years, and it mainly focuses on my point of view at the time and how I’ve evolved since then.
However, I learned that writing a book takes a lot of effort. I’ve found that writing my second memoir comes with a lot more obstacles than my first book. I can feel inspired to write something, but at times, putting my thoughts on paper can be really challenging. Looking at said thoughts on paper is also difficult. It means sifting through ideas and deciding whether they belong in my book.
I think I’m my harshest critic. I end up judging my pieces of writing too harshly and not liking them. However, I have to learn that that’s just part of being a writer. A writer is going to notice faults about their work that others don’t, and that’s just part of life. The author’s goal in their writing is to tell the story, in the way they want to tell it.
I want to tell my story genuinely, as if no one will read it. Writing like nobody will read my work is liberating, it allows me to write all my thoughts down and tell a story without worrying about how others are going to perceive it. Writing in such a way has allowed me to take a more creative approach and refrain from judging my work until I see the outcome.
I also hope that my book is helpful to people. I want people to know that they don’t have to feel alone, and that there are other people like them. There are others in the world dealing with the same challenges and struggles. By writing and sharing my book, I want to show that there are so many autistic people who are going and have gone through the same struggles.
I want to have my memoir done by April of next year. But things might change. Nonetheless, I’m excited to finish it and share it with you guys!