Posts Tagged by true events
Experience Life through the Eyes of an Autistic Child
November 6, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Explore the world through an autistic child’s eyes in today’s HOT NEW Release, Nothing is Right by Michael Scott Monje Jr. Blow-by-blow descriptions of sensory overload, self-injury (and the shame of hiding it), and the sheer panic of finding yourself suddenly and completely incapable of speaking.
A Little About Nothing Is Right:
Other people terrify Clay Dillon. He’s never had a friend before, even though his mother runs a daycare out of their house. Now, it’s time for him to face the first grade. Will he finally figure out what it is about other people that he does not understand, or will he hide himself in is schoolwork? Will he stand out as one of the few first graders that can already read adult novels, or will he camouflage his abilities so that he can avoid the extra attention? Clay wants desperately for other people to realize that he is valuable, but every time they talk to him, it hurts.
About the Author:
Michael Scott Monje, Jr. is a Michigan writer whose work focuses on identity, specifically on the relationship between an individual and society. Mike currently teaches composition. He credits his experience with expository writing for developing his ability to focus his narrative and to structure longer projects. He would also like to urge beginning writers to study the essay, as well as technical and practical writing, as a way of building the skills necessary to deliver rich and complex narratives.
As an autistic adult, Mike tries to connect with parents and other self-advocates, to spread the stories of adults who could not be diagnosed as children due to the restrictive definition of autism that existed until the middle 1990s.
Pick up your copy of Nothing Is Right today.
Best Indie Books of 2012 SEMIFINALIST – Glow Stick Gods by jon-david
September 17, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Today’s Best Indie Books of 2012 SEMIFINALIST is The Glow Stick Gods by jon-david. Based on true-events and inspired by the author’s own experiences in the 90’s Chicago party scene. Glow Stick Gods is the second novel in the Hairdresser Chronicles.
A Little About The Glow Stick Gods:
He wrote and sold one screenplay. Then he wrote the play version to help get the screenplay made into a movie, which never happened. The play was a sellout for six weeks though.
He’s done lots of work that he’s proud of such as rallies for civil rights and jumping off a building for charity.
Humor is good. It coats the cognitive palate so that the serious and scary can be digested more easily. That’s why most of his writing has a laugh or two in it, even if what he’s writing is serious.
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