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I have spent the last six months rewriting my RomCom to include a heroine like me--an MC with Endo - uterine fibroids. Tomorrow, as a person living with a chronic illness I will be pitching this MS for DVPit. (1/9)
I have spent the last six months rewriting my RomCom to include a heroine like me--an MC with Endo - uterine fibroids. Tomorrow, as a person living with a chronic illness I will be pitching this MS for DVPit. (1/9)
This is a really, big freakin' step for me. One that I've been struggling with all day--really a good long while now--because it means a few things. 1. I really truly live with an illness, & it doesn't get better. 2. The hardest part for me-that pain, that illness, is valid (2/9)
I'm planning on querying traditionally starting next week, regardless of interest tomorrow but I wanted to note a few things I've learned on this journey. (3/9)
There's a section in the book where Evie talks about the diagnosis process about it being degrading, belittling, insanity inducing & lonely--pre-surgery and diagnosis. EVERY ENDO WOMAN WHO READ THIS IDENTIFIED FULLY WITH THAT. AND THAT'S SHIT. (4/9)
These are woman who live w. fatigue, excruciating chronic back & pelvic pain, nausea, vomiting, bowel issues, painful periods, mood swings, insomnia, painful intercourse, anemia, depression, infertility & chronic migraines. Many at the same time. W/ no cure. (5/9)
We go & endure 7 yrs (on average) of being told "it's just constipation," or "you're just depressed" or "it's just dysmenorrhea." I got shots that did weird things to my body, ordered psychiatric help, & fiber supplements, all while begging to be listened & diagnosed properly.6/9
Finally I found the Magic Vagina Fairy, the Dr. Unicorn, that listened & fought for me. & Then--like the other women, I got diagnosed & told what we all know, our body is a s***show... & There's nothing they can do about it. But validation that it's real is magic in itself.(7/9)
Reading romance has always been weird for me. I love it. I love love. But the steamy scenes are hard-heh. It's where I see I'm different. That my body doesn't work like it's supposed to. So I had to do it my way, I felt bad, I did, b/c I love Evie. But Evie needed Endo too. (8/9)
A book about a woman with Endometriosis and Uterine Fibroids needed to be written by a woman with Endo and uterine Fibroids. So I did it. It's done. My Endo kicked my butt doing it. Evie kicked my butt doing it. But it's done. (9/9)
TY for coming to my TedTalk.
TY for coming to my TedTalk.
