Christopher Norton
@autie-novelist.bsky.social
Author of fictions, some stranger than others. AuDHD. Quaker & Zen practitioner. Book coach & editor at Divergent Authorship. Wannabe vegetarian pacifist. Creator of writing communities for neurodivergent humans. Parent to one lazy dog.
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It helps to know some of the ways autistic writers write. But really the only way forward is to understand your own unique autistic writing process.
You are not alone.
You are not alone.
In about 25 minutes, I'm interviewing my former client Portia Preston about her new book, Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go?: A Guide to Shame-Free Wellness That Honors Your Reality and Gives You Life.
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In about 25 minutes, I'm interviewing my former client Portia Preston about her new book, Hustle, Flow, or Let It Go?: A Guide to Shame-Free Wellness That Honors Your Reality and Gives You Life.
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Sitting dry beneath some outdoor roofing at a coffee bar and looking out at the thunderstorm between the branches of a live oak and thinking, How I love this little blue planet we're on.
June 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Sitting dry beneath some outdoor roofing at a coffee bar and looking out at the thunderstorm between the branches of a live oak and thinking, How I love this little blue planet we're on.
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On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
Looking for a supernatural queer read?
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
February 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
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Holy God,
Following the light of your servant, St. Valentine, give us the wisdom & courage to resist empire in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Following the light of your servant, St. Valentine, give us the wisdom & courage to resist empire in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
February 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Holy God,
Following the light of your servant, St. Valentine, give us the wisdom & courage to resist empire in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Following the light of your servant, St. Valentine, give us the wisdom & courage to resist empire in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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February 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Despite everything that's happening in the world, Virginia had a beautiful snow yesterday. This morning I was able to spend a few minutes watching a bluebird out there, ruffling its feathers and looking very cozy.
February 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Despite everything that's happening in the world, Virginia had a beautiful snow yesterday. This morning I was able to spend a few minutes watching a bluebird out there, ruffling its feathers and looking very cozy.
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🚨🚨🚨 SUE IS HERE!!! 🚨🚨🚨
November 26, 2024 at 7:24 PM
🚨🚨🚨 SUE IS HERE!!! 🚨🚨🚨
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I know temptation and old habits call us, but remember friends: when an anon rando with no platform has a weird bad take
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
November 27, 2024 at 12:43 PM
I know temptation and old habits call us, but remember friends: when an anon rando with no platform has a weird bad take
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
You can just block them
I know, the optimists amongst us think that surely a person wearing the trappings of reason can be reasoned with
Don't do it
Be free
Last call! If this interests you, then sign up on my website: www.divergentauthorship.com/autistic-wri...
November 23, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Last call! If this interests you, then sign up on my website: www.divergentauthorship.com/autistic-wri...
Unmasking is the moment you realize you've been spending a substantial portion of your time and energy on some kind of optional, performative fool's quest.
And then you quit.
And then you quit.
November 22, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Unmasking is the moment you realize you've been spending a substantial portion of your time and energy on some kind of optional, performative fool's quest.
And then you quit.
And then you quit.
My list would have been: special interests, special interests, special interests, special interests, and special interests.
But this list is better.
But this list is better.
November 22, 2024 at 9:19 PM
My list would have been: special interests, special interests, special interests, special interests, and special interests.
But this list is better.
But this list is better.
The tribalism on this site really takes something out of me
November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
The tribalism on this site really takes something out of me
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My friend & colleague @autisticjoy.bsky.social will be hosting a free virtual discussion group for newly identified autistics this Saturday at Noon EST
cherylrettig.ca/book-a-sessi...
cherylrettig.ca/book-a-sessi...
November 21, 2024 at 1:08 PM
My friend & colleague @autisticjoy.bsky.social will be hosting a free virtual discussion group for newly identified autistics this Saturday at Noon EST
cherylrettig.ca/book-a-sessi...
cherylrettig.ca/book-a-sessi...
No one method for every neurodivergent writer. What really works is helping someone along their journey as they discover how their autism and their writing go together. We're building a stable foundation for all of your future writing.
Seminar starts this weekend!
Seminar starts this weekend!
November 21, 2024 at 8:47 PM
No one method for every neurodivergent writer. What really works is helping someone along their journey as they discover how their autism and their writing go together. We're building a stable foundation for all of your future writing.
Seminar starts this weekend!
Seminar starts this weekend!
Autistic Writers Empowerment Seminar | Embrace Your Autistic Voice
www.divergentauthorship.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:44 PM
On my first self-employment venture – a landscaping service – I used to work a couple days a week for an old woman who, whenever I cleared away a tangle of weeds or whatever, would say, "This place is starting to look like somebody lives here."
That's how I'm starting to feel about my life 😂
That's how I'm starting to feel about my life 😂
November 21, 2024 at 4:59 PM
On my first self-employment venture – a landscaping service – I used to work a couple days a week for an old woman who, whenever I cleared away a tangle of weeds or whatever, would say, "This place is starting to look like somebody lives here."
That's how I'm starting to feel about my life 😂
That's how I'm starting to feel about my life 😂
I have a WhatsApp group for autistic writers – it's called Autistic Ink! You can use it to keep up with the free Zoom conversations I host for ND writers, or just chat with others like yourself. DM me and let me know if you would like an invite!
November 21, 2024 at 4:26 PM
I have a WhatsApp group for autistic writers – it's called Autistic Ink! You can use it to keep up with the free Zoom conversations I host for ND writers, or just chat with others like yourself. DM me and let me know if you would like an invite!
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Official statement on the election from Authors Against Book Bans is below.
We will never be the last to fight against oppression. We're certainly not the first.
We will never be the last to fight against oppression. We're certainly not the first.
November 6, 2024 at 11:51 PM
Official statement on the election from Authors Against Book Bans is below.
We will never be the last to fight against oppression. We're certainly not the first.
We will never be the last to fight against oppression. We're certainly not the first.
Discover what you have to offer as a neurodivergent writer – and find freedom and ease in your creative process.
Of all the wonderful things I've been able to do as a writing coach, perhaps my favorite has been the Autistic Writers Empowerment Seminar.
Unmask your writing, starting this weekend.
Of all the wonderful things I've been able to do as a writing coach, perhaps my favorite has been the Autistic Writers Empowerment Seminar.
Unmask your writing, starting this weekend.
November 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Discover what you have to offer as a neurodivergent writer – and find freedom and ease in your creative process.
Of all the wonderful things I've been able to do as a writing coach, perhaps my favorite has been the Autistic Writers Empowerment Seminar.
Unmask your writing, starting this weekend.
Of all the wonderful things I've been able to do as a writing coach, perhaps my favorite has been the Autistic Writers Empowerment Seminar.
Unmask your writing, starting this weekend.
We're glad you exist.
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
We're glad you exist.
Interest meeting tomorrow at 2 pm EST!
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Interest meeting tomorrow at 2 pm EST!
All beings are luminous... including the ones you don't like.
November 20, 2024 at 5:35 PM
All beings are luminous... including the ones you don't like.
People who disagree with you are still human beings. Listening to them doesn't mean you agree with them. It doesn't mean you support what they're doing.
Please learn to listen. Stop assuming that if someone has different beliefs or values, it means they're evil. It just doesn't.
Please learn to listen. Stop assuming that if someone has different beliefs or values, it means they're evil. It just doesn't.
November 20, 2024 at 5:31 PM
People who disagree with you are still human beings. Listening to them doesn't mean you agree with them. It doesn't mean you support what they're doing.
Please learn to listen. Stop assuming that if someone has different beliefs or values, it means they're evil. It just doesn't.
Please learn to listen. Stop assuming that if someone has different beliefs or values, it means they're evil. It just doesn't.
A wonderful idea – many thanks to @autisticbooks.bsky.social for putting this together
I have a website listing all of the books I am aware of that are about autism or with Autistic characters, which have been written by Autistic authors. You can browse books by topic or year of publication.
Suggestions are always welcome via the contact form.
autismbooksbyautisticauthors.com
Suggestions are always welcome via the contact form.
autismbooksbyautisticauthors.com
The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project
autismbooksbyautisticauthors.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:14 PM
A wonderful idea – many thanks to @autisticbooks.bsky.social for putting this together