Author Archive: tyunglebower
Metaphors and the Spectrum
No two people on the Autism Spectrum experience it in the same way. There are however common tendencies that are nonetheless present in many such people. One of those common (not universal) traits is difficulty with metaphoric language. The use and interpretation of metaphors can lead to confusion for many on the Spectrum, even those …
Writing Can Be Depressing. It’s Okay.
There is clinical depression, which is a medical condition that requires treatment. Then there is being depressed. The latter can be a prelude to the former, but not always. Sometimes we are just very down, and can be for quite a while. Certain situations are inherently depressing. That doesn’t mean everyone will find themselves depressed …
Indie Squared
Due to the fact that I self-publish my work, the term “indie-publisher” could apply to me in a sense. I am, after all, independent of a press or publishing company. The term probably more often refers to small presses, I realize, but there is likely some leeway there. “Indie author” is the more exact term …
Book Review: Gods in Everyman
I don’t usually post a book review here. I write them on Goodreads when I finish a book, usually, and leave it at that. Yet in this particular case I am posting it here because of a surprising connection to writers and writing. Gods in Everyman: A New Psychology of Men’s Lives and Loves, by …
What Not To Write
I was in college when I took part in an unusual theatre experience. Actually, it was all objectively new to me, because it was only the third show I had ever done in life, and the first that was not a one-act. Part of the experience was a months-long workshopping (read: rewriting) of the script. …
Ty Unglebower 