I ran across a fascinating article by Andy Matuschak about how hard it is to learn much of anything from a non-fiction book. The basic premise is that the cognitive model of the non-fiction book is busted. People don’t learn well by simply reading words. They have to actively engage in metacognition to retain information…
Category: Writing
Problems with the Portrayal of Autism in Literature
I recently discovered this excellent website. There are some great articles on the site about the issues with representation of autistic characters in young adult, middle grade, and children’s books. I’m interested in this because I’m currently writing a Y.A. book that features an autistic character. I will definitely take some of the advice to…