Autism Versus Mental Illness Part I
The first line of the book’s description:
If I had to choose between having autism and having mental illness it would be a no brainer.
I’ll let that sink in for a moment.
Autism Versus Mental Illness Part I
The first line of the book’s description:
If I had to choose between having autism and having mental illness it would be a no brainer.
I’ll let that sink in for a moment.
I’m sitting here with my mouth open, fully agog. If I had a choice of reading line two or not, it would be a no brainer.
The difference between these two conditions does NOT require a second book to define it. I’m thinking a couple paragraphs and we are done.
(OMG. No brainer? Didn’t he have ANYONE check this before he published?)
(This is the guy who desecrated Benedict Cumberbatch a few covers ago. So apparently, no. He does NOT have anyone check his stuff before he publishes it.)
The good thing about self-publishing is that anybody can publish anything.
The bad thing about self-publishing is that anybody can publish anything.
I see that this guy has very real and serious problems. If writing helps him, then that’s great. I wish him nothing but the best. But looking at the stuff he’s put on Smashwords, I really have to wonder if a lot of it should have been published in the first place.
The whole thing comes off as kind of insulting. I have a number of conditions that might be classified as mental illness. Is this guy saying he’s “better” than me? Why does it even need to be a contest?
To be fair, I don’t think that is what he’s saying. If you read the full book description, it says that he has been diagnosed with both autism and schizophrenia. If I understand him correctly, he’s saying that he considers schizophrenia much harder to live with.
It is still sinking.
The author’s blurb is… something else.
Now THAT was a Christmas gift. Thank you so much.