I've made my living for 32 years as a writer. Before that, I was a Green Beret. Aspergers has most definitely affected me as a writer, both positively and negatively. Here are some examples and I will be posting more on this in the future, because there are a lot of us out there!

1. Being a
Writer
with Aspergers

2. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I’ve constructed an isolated life in
a world made up mostly of
extroverts.

3. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I write in multiple genres
violating a principle of success in
publishing.

4. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
My ‘marketing’ sucks.

5. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I can give a keynote in front of 500
people, yet feel intense discomfort
in a one on one conversation.

6. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I can focus and finish 100,000
words manuscripts.
One after another.

7. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
But I can’t stick with one genre.
I’ve written thrillers, science
fiction, romance, historical fiction,
nonfiction and more.

8. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I can’t do the one on one
networking needed in this
business. I literally cannot force
myself to go up and talk to people
I know I need to at conferences.

9. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
Yet, I have also commanded a
Green Beret A-Team in a foreign
country and dealt with high-
ranking military and civilian
contacts as needed.

10. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
In intense situations I can
multitask; ie call in for air support,
while directing my soldiers, while
reading a map, while . . . .

11. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
Yet, I am hypersensitive to my
environment and loud noises,
someone touching me, bright
lights, etcetera in ordinary
situations cause me discomfort.

12. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I can collaborate with another
author and mesh my voice with
hers to produce NY Times
bestselling books.

13. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
The people who love my books are
similar to me and thus ‘word of
mouth’, the most important
marketing tool for a writer, is
lacking. Because they’re like me.

14. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
I have a great job for someone like
me.
But my psychological limits
frustrate the hell out of me!

15. Being a
writer with
Aspergers
means:
Even writing this causes me great
discomfort because its personal
and revealing.

16. New York Times bestselling author, is a graduate of West Point and
former Green Beret. He’s had over 80 books published, including the
#1 bestselling series Green Berets, Time Patrol, Area 51, and Atlantis.
He’s sold over 5 million books. He was born in the Bronx and has
traveled the world. He’s lived on an island off the east coast, an island
off the west coast, in the Rocky Mountains, the Smoky Mountains and
other places, including time in East Asia studying martial arts.
They haven’t caught him yet.
www.bobmayer.com