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: Against Disability education I’ve been thinking a lot about accessibility, and inclusion, lately, especially because events …

: I'm participating in the 2023 writers strike Updates on how you can help are below the main content. begin main content. I am on strike, and I …

: Taking back author agency with FanFiction I’ve got a confession to make. I’ve been writing FanFiction for years and have amassed …

: AI might break the internet. Updates are at the bottom. I know, I’ve already written about so called AI, which isn’t …

: How to convert Markdown to Shun manuscript format I love Markdown. I love it so much that I’ve adapted my whole workflow around it! From writing …

: Thank you Romance writers I have a confession to make. I used to devalue romance. I used to be among those that believed …

: How to write a fiction podcast script in Fountain. Aside from writing a bunch of books and short stories, I also write fiction podcast scripts. …

: A small sample of ableism Let’s talk about how that Mr. Beast video is ableism. On its face, the title sounds …

: My Bookshop store. I love Bookshop. It's a great way to shop indie bookstores, and, now, you can support me and check …

: Journalism and essays. Before I became a romance writer, I was a journalist covering a wide array of beats. That work was …

: How to appreciate humans I’ve been thinking about the day I become out of touch with society. I’ve been thinking …

: Writing to prisoners as a blind man. It’s been a few years since I’ve started writing to prisoners. as I’m comparing …

: Books to understand me. Sometimes, the internet surprises me. While I typically find people that use social media …

: Audio Description portfolio. I wrote audio description for a wide array of media. ]The Audio Description Network Alliance …

: Using indie publishers with a literary agent. Whenever I see writers talking about publishing, they always seem to lay out two pathways. …

: Hello world This is a post just to get all the subscription links working.

: Some tips for Blind Audio Description writers Before I worked in the audio description industry and joined an audio description collective, I …

: Falling into romance writing. Before I begin, I’m going to be linking to a lot of books, so make sure you have the library …

: How plain language books increase readership A type of access in the publishing industry began swimming around my brain for the past week and I …

: I Forget You’re Blind. The below comic was a collaboration with A Day in the Life of a PWD, Person With a Disability. They …

: About me in my own words. This originally appeared in Bold Blind Beauty in June 2020. The website appears to have shut down so …

: Mortified appearances This page holds my entire Mortified archive, from latest appearance to earliest appearance. 2022 …

: Why I read banned books. Currently reading Answers in the Pages by David Levithan. For weeks, I’ve been trying to think …

: Mastodon for writers/readers Donate to me if you enjoy the below guide! I finally did it. I deleted Twitter completely. I …

: Supporting writers without breaking the bank This event has passed. ASL and captions were provided for this event. Old information This virtual …

: Artificial Divide launch event This presentation is a captioned and ASL interpreted version of a speech by Robert Kingett about the …

: Updates only and author harassment This is a follow-up to the post Different Literary Activism. I was reading a Trans and Disability …

: How self descriptions benefit Blind and sighted. Corporations and sighted people are being criticized, by Blind and visually impaired people, for a …

: New accessibility efforts I woke up this morning and realized my audience is mostly Blind and visually impaired readers. That …

: Online pitch events help writers and readers. Before Covid-19 changed a lot of the publishing landscape in 2020, many writers, established and …

: Spoilers could empower readers Update: After this post was published, a fan suggested this crowd sourced website, Does the Dog Die? …

: How to support writers without buying books One sure fire way to support the writers you love is to buy their books. If you buy their books, the …

: Adventure Beasts and Audio Description Verbs. I’m pleased to announce another addition to my audio description portfolio on Netflix. This …

: Different Literary Activism I woke up to another controversy. The controversy is just like any other. Right now, as I’m …

: Stock signings help me as a Disabled author. Aside from being an introvert, I am also Disabled. In particular, I’ve got two main …

: Disability is not a bad word There’s a lot of reasons why Disability literature still hasn’t broken through to the …

: Artificial Divide Book cover for Artificial Divide anthology. Paperback ISBN: 978-1-990086-08-3 Ebook ISBN : …

: Tools for Disabled writers If I had it my way, publishing would be a lot more accommodating to Disabled authors regardless of …

: Blind submissions exclude diversity. As I continue to seek paying markets for my fiction and nonfiction, I’ve been noticing an …

: What I learned editing Artificial Divide. I have some really great news for everybody. You can now pre order Artificial Divide, the #OwnVoices …

: Where Home is Not Safe Where Home is Not Safe. Writings on Domestic Verbal, Emotional and Physical Abuse Edited by Judith …

: I blindly described a game trailer this past week, I completed my first video game trailer as a Blind audio description writer. The …

: Stereotypes deserve representation too July is Disability Pride Month. Even though I don’t like social media and try to stay off it …

: Submission accessibility guide for literary agents and editors. While browsing submission guidelines, I’ve noticed a pattern. I’ve noticed quite a few …

: Cancel culture hurts diversity I’ve been thinking a lot about cancel culture this month, partly because, as I write this, …

: Why Off the Grid is Free When I was in my early twenties, I accepted a challenge to live as a Blind man without using …

: The #OwnVoices Conundrum An incident that happened on my Twitter timeline recently got me thinking about disclosures and how …

: Chicken Soup for the Soul: Making Me Time My story in this anthology is called, “Learning to Read Again.” Publisher: Chicken Soup …

: We should rehabilitate, not execute. 2020 has taught many people a bunch of things they may or may not have known. For one thing, …

: On the Attack Helicopter story by Isabel Fall Update: This article talks about what happened after the story was pulled. Original post. I’m …

: Why can’t Amazon adopt a culture of accessibility? To date, I’ve written to Amazon’s accessibility department a total of ten times this month. And, …

: Clarifying my disability identity. I love all of my fans. They keep me writing, after all. Even though I keep my offline and online …

: Accessibility training is important too, not just usability. I deleted my Medium account, which is why I am publishing this favorite here. Ever since 2017 or so …

: I wrote a letter to the judge that banned LGBT flash fiction. I look for calls for submissions on a daily basis. Most of these come into my email but sometimes I …

: How a literary agent might have rejected R. L. Stine. Writer’s Market used to run a funny column called Reject A Hit. I made it into that column with a …

: First Audio Description QC job. This is gonna be another short update. It’s a news update, and a bit of an announcement that …

: On Disability Capitalism I’ve been thinking a lot about Apple these past few days. The good, the bad, the dumb drama …

: Community of Magic Pens. Book cover designed by Journey. ISBN: 9781945009600 audio sample. Goodreads page. Synopsis. …

: A Deserving Conference by Robert Kingett Our final podcast from the anthology IT CAME FROM THE COMMENT SECTION! couldn’t be more appropriate …

: Off the Grid: Living Blind Without the Internet Book cover for Off the Grid Off the Grid: Living Blind Without the Internet by Robert Kingett is …