This could have been a terrible moment… but it wasn’t! It was the best! @cakeandmadness is an #ownvoices reader who share’s Peta’s diagnoses/neurodivergence. I’m so relieved she rated Peta Lyre FIVE STARS!!!
I cried happy tears when I finished reading – it was so good and so validating to feel SEEN; to see someone like me written BY someone like me.
Goodreads review here ~ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3199642336
Pre orders are open all over the place, including Booktopia!
It’s pretty clear I don’t blog, and I don’t have many ways for people to get to know me other than Twitter… so I thought I’d give vlogs a go! SUPER FUN! Head on over, and leave me a comment or question 😀 Once I’m all set up, I can release news and keep everyone up to date on *things*.
I’ll put new content up whenever I can – most likely daily at first – and see what people would like. Also have to manage the tech side. I don’t have a mic yet, but I have plans to get one. It will all happen eventually… ;p
A lot to add in one post, but I have too much news! We’ve revealed the cover of Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal and it’s gorgeous!! Thank you to Astred for her design! See the twitter fun here: https://twitter.com/AnnaWhateley/status/1204317253535092736?s=20 We also had a cover reveal for Growing Up Disabled in Australia! …
I am incredibly honoured to have my essay ‘Noise Silence’ included in Black Inc’s forthcoming anthology, ‘Growing Up Disabled in Australia‘. I reread the essay yesterday, after not touching it since I submitted, and I still can’t believe little Anna’s story will be told. 2020 is going to be a …
On Thursday last week I had a *creative life moment* when my name reached print for the first time! Allen & Unwin held the #YAFanFest19 superproof event in Melbourne, and I was lucky enough to have the first two chapters of Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal included! The list of authors …
“How do other parents manage it? Take care of their children, their home, their job, their relationship and free time. Cooking, cleaning and chauffeuring their children to hobbies. They seem to manage all that effortlessly. Why is everyday life so much easier for others?”
This article “We are not OK”, from The Autistic Advocate, is not an easy read. I wouldn’t recommend it if you are feeling down. BUT it’s important to recognise the side effects of masking (pretending to be neurotypical). For this reason, I’d say the article is of more benefit to …
This article, “Burnout, Connection, Hope” by Dr Nancy Doyle looks at ADHD and what to do when it all gets too much. Self care is important, but what IS self care? And what does it look like when someone with ADHD isn’t coping? The few people that ‘got me’ in …
And FINALLY we can let everyone know that Peta Lyre’s Rating Normal is to be published by Allen and Unwin! Danielle Binks, my extraordinary agent, has found the perfect home for Peta and I’m thrilled. We are hoping for March 2020 release, so it’s going to be a wild year …
