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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& #39; step for me. One that I& #39;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& #39;t get better. 2. The hardest part for me-that pain, that illness, is valid (2/9)
I& #39;m planning on querying traditionally starting next week, regardless of interest tomorrow but I wanted to note a few things I& #39;ve learned on this journey. (3/9)
There& #39;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& #39;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& #39;s just constipation," or "you& #39;re just depressed" or "it& #39;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& #39;s nothing they can do about it. But validation that it& #39;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& #39;s where I see I& #39;m different. That my body doesn& #39;t work like it& #39;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)
