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This query is from a well-known children's author. I'm posting the query here for your suggestions.
I'm an established children's book author and script writer (see attached resume). I am currently working on a young adult novel with an intersexed teen as the main character. I have read extensively from ISNA's website, havve purchased a videotape (Mani's Story) and Vol. 2, No. 5 of Crystalis. Now I would like to interview a health professionals in New York City and intersexed individuals - particularly those who have not had surgery and have made the decision to live interexed. I will also need a consultant to proof the outline and book. Could you make some recommendations for people who might be willing to talk to me? I am very excited about this project and have already begun an outline for the novel.
Betsy
Sophie338
05-14-04, 05:12 AM
Hi Betsy :)
Dies she want an illustrator :)
Hugs
Sophie
She's a very well-known author so I suspect she probably has someone she works with but I'll send her contact information to you. Let her know it came from me.
Betsy
i am really wary about this author's project (and really, any author who wants to "give us a voice" when so few of us have been able to do that ourselves, yet!), and would like to ask her about it. even if i only end up giving her a piece of my mind (very politely, of course).
although i'm pretty offended by her preference of talking to a non-igm-survivor (perhaps an issue i can raise with her), i do qualify...so i'd like to be put in touch.
i promise to be cordial and not (deliberately) lose us any would-be allies, but i will give my honest opinions and she may not like them.
She's a really well known author so I have few fears about her motivation. However, with your okay, I'll be glad to send your contact info to her, Blue or vice versa.
The character she is trying to develop is a teen negotiating the all the potholes of adolescence (sp?) with a body that is different from his or her peers.
Betsy
i'd like her contact info--send away! thanks.
RGMCjim
05-20-04, 03:42 PM
Betsy,
A trip to the ISNA website and a few short films are not enough to have a command of the subject to write for adults let alone children. It's a commendable project. However, she needs a lot more help and resources from us if she's going to do something good. It's easy to do more damage than good if you know just enough to be dangerous......
Jim Costich
Jim,
I understand your concern fully. However, please note that this author is very well recognized and has done many projects where the focus is about kids who are "different". These projects include both after school television specials, full-length features, and children's books. If you would like to write me privately, I will be willing to tell you who it is--I chose not to post that information here because of who she is and I didn't want to comprimise her project. You're a dad...it wouldn't surprise me if you are familiar with her work.
Additionally, she is searching out first hand accounts in order to get it right. I would be more concerned about someone who writes something and then comes to us asking if we like it.
Betsy
mlle de carabas
06-05-04, 04:28 AM
Betsy, I'd love to help if my story can help your author friend in any way. Pass my email and stuff on to hir and have hir write to me--thanks, Cynthya
RGMCjim
06-07-04, 09:08 PM
Betsy,
I trust you implicitly - you can pass along my contact info. Heaven knows I'm ALWAYS interested in children.
Jim
I do agree with Jim, on the point that, to get a full understanding of intersex children you need to interview as many people who know what it is like to have a body that is diffrent. Also, just because some of us have had surgery does not mean that are bodys are normalized. Although I look much diffrent then I did at birth my body is still very diffrent then other girls, isn't yours as well? I don't think anyone intersexed gets changed to normal with surgery, so I think it should not matter if we had surgery or not.
If you think my story would help then send me contact info.
I had a very intersting childhood that she might like to hear about.
I would love to help if I could.
The more exposure the better.
PS. Books are Art, and just like art, it is meant to be interpreted, some will like it, others wont.
Such is life!
Hi Betsy.
I am interested in helping this person. What a great thing I think. I WISH I had a book for Kell to read like what she is going to do. I don't know if I can help but having a child going through it and is in pubetic years...I may have something to offer. Please email who the author is. I'd like to have alittle more background information before I were to contact her. Thanks....
Deb
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