Welcome to my new blog. I hope you like it here. I had a blog before but it kind of got abandoned, so I thought I'd start a new one. For this first post I thought I would explain a little more about me.
My name is Asten. My pronouns are she/her and I live in the UK. I got diagnosed autistic when I was four, but didn't find out personally until I was nine.
I started writing properly about seven years ago (as of 2021). I haven't always been good at writing, and in primary school I would get very frustrated in English class for not being able to come up with an idea for a story.
When I left school I went to college and took an Art and Design course (I've always enjoyed being creative). I got my Level 2 but in the second year I had some health problems and had to go into a mental health hospital for two and a half months. It ultimately led to me being withdrawn from the course.
When I got out of hospital I moved into a care home, which was about seventy miles away from my home in Suffolk. I attempted college three more times while I lived there. I always failed though and so I was at a time in my life where I was kind of stuck.
I knew of a few people online who had self published their own books. I decided this was the route I wanted to go down. I took some creative writing courses (home study) and really honed in on my writing skills. Then in 2014 I wrote my first book, Rainbow Balloons. It was loosely based on my own experiences. I have since written two more entries in the Rainbow Balloons series and am currently working on a fourth.
In 2018 I got an idea for another book. It was called The Fan. I also wrote a few sequels to this book and again, I am currently working on another (I'm not crazy I swear!)
My books tend to be based on my own real life, or at least inspired by it in some way. I think it makes writing more fun, and realistic.
This blog will feature musings about being autistic, being an author, (or a combination of both), and general life updates.
Hope you like the blog,
Asten xxx
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