Aspie authors writing social interaction

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When I tried this, my English teacher told me I made a story far too complicated. I actually enjoyed the planning of the complexity and also creating a puzzle in a story. Other feedback was this is unnecessary and just write a story. I wouldn't want to write without some level of complexity.

To answer the OP, anyone who is happy to sit alone long enough and dream up whole worlds themselves and conversations between others that they could never be part of must in some way be considered odd to society, until of course they write a multimillion pound best-seller later adapted into a movie. Well I think AS fits the bill nicely.

The good thing about imaginary dialogue is that you can control the outcome.
The hard part is making sure the characters motivations are in line with reality, I see it like a puzzle, a character is assigned an emotion following an event which may dissipate after a certain level of time or at the trigger of another event. Make sure the character is reacting properly. This is my flaw as I often fail to react.

A good tool is to people watch.

just how many of your stories are true?

As the post before I wonder you is this a question for me? Or intended for the OP or someone else?

If me none of my stories are true.

I find that I tend to mirror conversational styles from my favourite authors, and directors. If I've watched FIrefly recently. that means the conversation gets snappy, and a little playful. One of my favourite series (Feed, from the Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant) has a similar approach- the Whedon influences practically smack you in the face through her writing.

I re-wrote a Matrix-based piece with an reasonably functional aspie protagonist when I realized (just post-diagnosis) that I had written her as such - alternating analytical insight with confusion and a lot of deflection when under stress (usually in social situations). My casts are often larger than are strictly necessary, but the really focus is on maybe four or five of them- the rest are plot delivery systems. (See the links for examples; I wrote her with very mild AS because again, I only had my own (expected) reactions to go off of.

What I've found REALLY helpful is to imagine who I want a character to be like and model them after that. For instance, I have an original fic where a main character is modeled after Zoe from Firefly. She'll evolve, given time and plot, but that was who I saw her as, and I write her dialogue and actions accordingly.

amen to that!

Yes, and good question. Practice, practice, practice.
Socializing with others, getting to know the world, giving and receiving feedback are all ways to help manage dialogue in literature.

I think it is possible for you and other people with Asperger's to be able to gain success as writers.
Though I have a question. When you put out your stories did you make sure to leave something to let people know that you were the one who wrote them?

I'm having another moment in which I question whether I'm really cut out to write fiction after all. Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy writing, but the aspects of writing that I enjoy the most appear to be the ones which modern literary trends discourage. Writing for me is a way of transcribing my imagination onto paper, a way of drawing, painting, or animating with words. I love describing my settings, characters, and actions. Unfortunately everyone else nowadays seems less interested in the visual or sensory aspects of writing than they are in the characters' psychological complexity and development. They don't want rich descriptions or world-building anymore, they want these emotional or moral journeys in which the characters become better or wiser people. They want fables about the "human condition", whatever that is.

As someone who has always struggled to understand how people tick, I find this frustrating. Characterization is probably my weakest area as a writer and I frankly don't find character development all that interesting anyway. Characters are important insofar as they are what make things happen, but I don't care so much about their inner psychological workings. I see them as actors animated on a movie screen, not people whose minds I can read. All this emphasis on psychological character development at the expense of sensory stimulation or world-building has made writing a lot less fun for me.

When my fiction has been critiqued, I have been told that I am gifted in dialogue and making the readers feel they know the characters. It's ironic because in real life I rarely speak, and when I do I invariably say the wrong thing. Strange as it sounds, I am using characters in my novel, derived from my own imagination, as my personal "teachers" when I need a new script for interacting with N.Ts'

I find it easy to write dialogue and characters, as well as their thoughts and feelings. I don't know if I am particularly good at it, but I think I am.
I am not very sociable, but I love to observe people and I (used to) read lots of psychology. Preferably the popular stuff, because that shows how most people perceive themselves.

Perhaps having Asperger's syndrome can be a good thing when you write, because writing is (usually) a solitary activity and it requires you to go on doing more or less the same thing for a very long time.
For me personally, I think I my obsessive focus on certain topics (special interests) has helped.
Basically, the human mind/psychology used to be one of my special interests. It still is, but at the moment my main special interest is writing. I read and study books and magazines, and online articles to improve my writing.

I'm going to answer the original question right here,

"Do I know of any aspies who've become successful authors"

in modern poetry four come right to my mind

1.Shane Koyczan
2.Tito Mudhopadphay
3.Syndey Edmonds
4. Nicole Nicolson

interviewing autistic poets is something I'm used to and while I don't know your definition of successful
in most peoples definition these 4 would fit.

I've been writing obsessively for a couple of days on an article which, of course, I think is magnificent.

Here's something I've always thought of as tragic - writing never being read by anybody but the author, staying in her sock drawer until lost or discarded posthumously.

I'm an egg-head and the article is about Renoir & Cezanne. Most of my stuff is kind of far off like that. But as useless as it is, I can't stop writing!

Does anybody have any ideas about publishing? I don't need to make a living at it (I'm on pension) - I just want people to read it.

Hi, fellow readers and writers. I haven't asked anyone who bought my book on Amazon to review it because, well, it feels like I'm imposing. I'm asking now, though, for quick reviews from WP members. It'll help me out and so I don't feel so hopeless. Thanks.

http://www.amazon.com/Wetland-and-Other ... 8&sr=&qid=

That's what distresses me about writing that novel. Knowing that no one would publish it, or that it would be relegated to obscurity......I like sharing.

This thread seems to be ongoing, so I'll weigh in on writing. The act of writing is a tool for making "visible" parts of your life that get tucked away over days, months or years. If you're young it may not seem like you have anything to write about, which in a way is true. Life experiences are what people like to share and read about. Young people tend to see writing as something that just "appears" one day, but it's a lot of work to be a professional writer. If you do want to be a professional published writer, then LEARN how to write.

First: Read, read, read! If you don't enjoy reading, get audio books. All types of work; fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Old and new; classic authors, sci-fi, history etc. If nothing else, you'll become a literate person with plenty to talk about (should you choose to use your new-found knowledge socially.) You'll be a richer more interesting person who sees life a bit differently with every book or story you read.

If you have a specific interest, then try nonfiction. Become as knowledgeable as you can about that subject. There are many publications, including online, looking for "expert" articles on a ton of subjects. But again - LEARN to write. The cleaner the mechanics of your manuscript, the better. Editors will reject immediately substandard manuscripts. That's spelling, grammar, correct form and style. Again, read the articles published in the magazines or other pubs. you specifically want to write for. If the mechanics of writing are a problem, get help. (They are for just about everyone at first)

The realities of the publishing industry are grim: getting published is VERY SOCIAL - unless you're an absolute genius, it requires connections, schmoozing and endless rejection. Successful authors spend much of their time traveling to interviews, book fairs, speaking and book signings, etc. Extensive public interaction is required by the publisher to promote sales.

So! Aspies may not be very social in person, but writing is an ideal way to be social, and without the on-the-spot discomfort and confusion of social interaction. In fact, being reclusive, obsessed with a subject, highly focused and able to concentrate for long periods of time are very good traits for any writer. If you are writing for your own enjoyment, then enjoy writing. Ignore the publishing problem: reduce the obstacles and boundaries and just write - do it every day whether or not you think you have anything to say. Writing is like training for a sport; practice, practice.

I wrote two songs that are follow the same story, from different perspectives. I'm going to write a story based on them soon.



Mortality
He was abused
Falsely accused
Step in his shoes
Be ready to lose
That was not fair
I knew the truth
Nobody there
Nothing to prove
There in the town
They let him down
Watching him frown
But then they found
They had been wrong
To give him this fate
They had been wrong
It was too late

She was so wise
That's no suprise
Brought his demise
No faults in her eyes
I want to know
What was her plan?
Why him to go?
How does that stand?
Now they are sad
While she is glad
Some have gone mad
Lost what they had
Fate, you choose with
Whom you shall dance
Fate, will you give him
Another chance?

Do I love him?
I don't know
Did he deserve this?
No no no no no!!

Didn't deserve this fate!!
Now they all will pay!!
Wanted him to stay!!
You will hear me say
Didn't deserve this fate!!
Now they all will pay!!
Wanted him to stay!!
You will hear me say
Didn't deserve this fate!!
Now they all will pay!!
Wanted him to stay!!
You will hear me say
Didn't deserve this fate!!
Now they all will pay!!
Wanted him to stay!!
You will hear me say

He was abused
Falsely accused
Step in his shoes
Be ready to lose
That was not fair
I knew the truth
Nobody there
Nothing to prove
They had been wrong
To give him this fate
They had been wrong
It was too late
Fate, you choose with
Whom you shall dance
Fate, you will give him
Another chance!!



Firey Revenge
You watched me die before your very eyes
You sent me to my doom with no suprise
How could you do that, let that happen to me?
How could you let your friend be killed unfairly?

But somehow I returned
No explanation learned
You're gonna get so burned
Cause I still have both kinds of pain

And now I've come for my revenge
You had me killed, thought we were friends
It may have been indirect
But you still killed me all the less
And now I know the truth
I'll find the one who caused me all this doom
But that don't mean I'm done with you

Bascially, you became an evil villain
No wonder I won't let you be forgiven
I hate you so much I could really kill you
Instead I'll find another way to still you

Cause somehow I returned
No explanation learned
You're gonna get so burned
Cause I still have both kinds of pain

And now I've come for my revenge
You had me killed, thought we were friends
It may have been indirect
But you still killed me all the less
And now I know the truth
I'll find the one who caused me all this doom
But that don't mean I'm done with you

I HATE YOU!!
I HATE YOU!!
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??! !
I HATE YOU!!
I HATE YOU!!
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??! !
I HATE YOU!!
I HATE YOU!!
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??! !
Oh you should have seen the look on your face when you saw me there having come back from the dead!! Hehe...

If I killed you, then I would have deserved it
Thankfully, I can easily reserve it
The real one who caused this - they're still out there
But how you were just makes me want to not care

And somehow I returned
No explanation learned
You're gonna get so burned
Cause I still have both kinds of pain

And now I've come for my revenge
You had me killed, thought we were friends
It may have been indirect
But you still killed me all the less
And now I know the truth
I'll find the one who caused me all this doom
But that don't mean I'm done with you

And now I've come for my revenge
You had me killed, thought we were friends
It may have been indirect
But you still killed me all the less
And now I know the truth
I'll find the one who caused me all this doom
But that don't mean I'm done with you

BECAUSE I HATE YOU!!
I HATE YOU!!
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??! !
I HATE YOU!!
I HATE YOU!!
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??! !
I HATE YOU!!
I HATE YOU!!
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??! !
Oh you should have seen the look on your face when you saw me there having come back from the dead!! Hehe...bet you didn't expect THAT, did you? I was suprised too, but I am SOOOOO thankful that I got to have my REVENGE!! !! Hehehehehe...