This post will probably end up just being a bit of a ramble. Lately, everything has changed due to COVID-19 and the rules being put in place in each country are affecting everyone’s life. Everything is now uncertain and up in the air, ambiguous. Some people are panicking, some people are calm but cautious andContinue reading “Autism: The Uncertain world of the Coronavirus”
Author Archives: Alexandra Killworth
Making A Postcard|My Drawing Process
Balancing Illness and Art
I’m not necessarily obviously ill. I don’t have a physical disability that you can see. I have an eating disorder however, alongside an autism diagnosis, anxiety, depression and migraines. As much as I try to keep these things at bay, they inevitably end up affecting the way I work. It’s an art in itself, really,Continue reading “Balancing Illness and Art”
9 Ways to Promote: for New Authors
So, you’ve just written your first or second book, and you’re not sure where to go from there. A year ago I was in those shoes. I started out with absolutely no idea what I was doing, but I have learnt a lot over just one year, and today I’m going to share my currentContinue reading “9 Ways to Promote: for New Authors”
2019 Overview
So, 2019 was my first official year as an author. I published my first book in November 2018, and the other 4 throughout 2019. It’s also the year I really nailed down my art style and started experimenting more in photography. Today though, I’m going to have a little look at what I did inContinue reading “2019 Overview”
Writing a book about eating disorders
For those of you who don’t know already, my next book is a story about a teenage boy suffering with anorexia. It definitely won’t be a typical commercial novel. It’s not a huge, amazing high concept story that will attract a huge, guaranteed audience. Unfortunately that’s a risk with all of my novels. I’m notContinue reading “Writing a book about eating disorders”
GIVEAWAY TIME!
If you want the chance to win a FREE SIGNED COPY of one of my books (your choice!), read below! All you have to do is leave a review on any of my books! The more reviews you leave (for example, if you wrote a review for ‘Immunity’ and posted it on both Amazon andContinue reading “GIVEAWAY TIME!”
2019 Favourites: Music, Art and Books
So it’s late October in 2019, and this year has been wild. I’ll talk more about my year as a whole in December but for now I’m going to be talking about my 2019 favourites. So basically, my favourite music, art and books that I found in 2019 and absolutely love. Pretty self explanatory. Music:Continue reading “2019 Favourites: Music, Art and Books”
How my Autism affects my Characters
As a woman with autism, also known as ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) or Asperger’s, this condition affects pretty much every part of my day to day life, including my writing. From writing emotional scenes to building and developing characters in my stories, I can struggle quite a bit and often turn to the internet orContinue reading “How my Autism affects my Characters”
My options for the future.
This post is going to be about my possible options and routes as an author for my future. Directions I can go, things that may become available, all that stuff. So this won’t be very interesting for the casual reader, but if you care about my future as an author, I’d recommend you read thisContinue reading “My options for the future.”
