CEJesson Report post Posted April 19, 2007 Last October, I had the sudden urge to write a little story about how Ive developed. Since then, I have written 33 pages of my life from when I was a toddler until joining secondary school, and I envisage having another 33 pages to write. The trouble is, I dont know what to do with it afterwards, as it was just originally intended to be something private. The more I look at it though the more of a shame it is to see it left in a corner. Shall I show the finished article to someone? It highlights the highs and lows of my life, my progress and my Typical AS symptoms and much more. You may have seen my signature to see a snippet of whats included. Its great to write it but is taking forever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pearl Report post Posted April 19, 2007 Might be worth letting the NAS take a look at it Chris, they publish loads of pamphlets. Make sure you keep copyright though! Looking good so far! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clare63 Report post Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) Good luck with this, you could have a word with TheNeil he's an author and might be able to give you some tips, also there was a thread on here the other week about self publication I David Matthew Baker had the info and some website info. You have made a great great so don't give up now and as you say its a shame for it to sit in a corner. Clare x Edited April 21, 2007 by Clare63 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriss Report post Posted April 20, 2007 "Jessica Kingsley" publishers publish a lot of books about autism - perhaps you could contact them about your work. I find it very valuable to read anything written by an autistic person as it gives a real insight into the condition and no two peoples stories are the same. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CEJesson Report post Posted April 20, 2007 Thanks everyone, I shall take your comments on board! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNeil Report post Posted April 21, 2007 You could try approaching some publishers (Jessica Kingsley specialise in ASDs) but, from experience, they're pretty 'cold' and certainly weren't interested when I hawked my book around. An alternative is to try self-publishing. I found that www.lulu.com were excellent and getting published can be free. Having used them myself, it's easy to use, no up-front payments and they're vey helpful and friendly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CEJesson Report post Posted April 21, 2007 You could try approaching some publishers (Jessica Kingsley specialise in ASDs) but, from experience, they're pretty 'cold' and certainly weren't interested when I hawked my book around. An alternative is to try self-publishing. I found that www.lulu.com were excellent and getting published can be free. Having used them myself, it's easy to use, no up-front payments and they're vey helpful and friendly Thanks very much for this 2nd piece of advice. I shall look now:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CEJesson Report post Posted April 21, 2007 You could try approaching some publishers (Jessica Kingsley specialise in ASDs) but, from experience, they're pretty 'cold' and certainly weren't interested when I hawked my book around. An alternative is to try self-publishing. I found that www.lulu.com were excellent and getting published can be free. Having used them myself, it's easy to use, no up-front payments and they're vey helpful and friendly Thanks very much for this 2nd piece of advice. I shall look now:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
butterfingersbimbo Report post Posted April 22, 2007 good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
