Dyslexia, becoming a published Author and seeing the world a little differently

It is not every day that you hear a good thing about Dyslexia. From open ridicule in some areas of the academic world and often a misunderstanding of what dyslexia involves – it really can be an up hill struggle.

Publishing a book therefore for a Dyslexic should be pretty difficult. But as any dream goes you often owe it to yourself to make it a reality. Ever since I was a child I wrote stories, time progressed and they grew into novellas and novels and by the time I was eighteen I had written my first full length novel and was already busy writing another. Even when the English teacher said it would be impossible to pass GCSE English my determination wasn’t hampered. After being rejected by over 50 agents and publishers and having sent out to well over 300 worldwide, I decided to publish through my own publishing imprint. I learnt the business and I published by book into Waterstones stores nationwide – a few years later the book had soldout.

Early on it can seem as a dyslexic like nothing will ever change, be it problems at school or the academic struggle. But that determination, that struggle can often define a vigour which can last a lifetime. No matter the learning disability, there’s no need for it to be seen as an obstacle to any kind of success. Least I mention the names of Albert Einstein and Sir Richard Branson and many more among them, dyslexics in their own right. Not only can severe dyslexia be ovecome but it can assist in laying the qualities needed for success.

So to see the world a little differently was a good thing,even if it took painstaking hard work the road was never an easy one. As I Produce and sell feature films today, I am reminded of the hard work required to succeed at any level. But I know that it was the support of those I met through happen stance that made all the hard work pay off – for those people gave me the belief to believe in my dreams and make them a reality.

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