{"id":327817,"date":"2018-11-04T02:36:37","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T10:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=327817"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:52","slug":"11-18-criplit-twitter-chat-writing-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/11\/04\/11-18-criplit-twitter-chat-writing-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"11\/18 #CripLit Twitter Chat: Writing &#038; Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_327819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-327819\" style=\"width: 440px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"327819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/11\/04\/11-18-criplit-twitter-chat-writing-mental-health\/criplit-1118\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CripLit-112F18.png?fit=440%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"440,220\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"#CripLit 1118\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health &amp;#038; Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific\/ 5 pm Mountain\/ 6 pm Central\/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CripLit-112F18.png?fit=440%2C220&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-327819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CripLit-112F18.png?resize=440%2C220&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health &amp; Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific\/ 5 pm Mountain\/ 6 pm Central\/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com\" width=\"440\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CripLit-112F18.png?w=440&amp;ssl=1 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/CripLit-112F18.png?resize=300%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-327819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Graphic with a white background and an illustration of a stack of 3 books on the right and a typewriter on the left. In black text: #CripLit Twitter Chat, Mental Health &amp; Writing, November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific\/ 5 pm Mountain\/ 6 pm Central\/ 7 pm Eastern, Guest hosts: @veronikellymars and @sesmith, Details: DisabilityVisibilityProject.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae on <strong>November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific<\/strong>. We are excited to have Kelly Jensen and s.e. smith join us in a conversation about writing, mental health, and the new anthology <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Dont-Call-Me-Crazy-Conversation-ebook\/dp\/B079VZS8F9\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1541057187&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=don%27t+call+me+crazy\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Don\u2019t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Kelly is the editor of this anthology and s.e. is a contributor&#8211;we look forward to learning more about this groundbreaking collection of essays from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note: The first question is for everyone, then we will ask several questions of Kelly and s.e., and then open the last 20 minutes for participants to ask their own questions or Tweet their thoughts about writing and mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Additional Links<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kirkus Review of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/kelly-jensen\/dont-call-me-crazy-jensen\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Don\u2019t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (May 28, 2018)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kelly Jensen, Writer &amp; Editor: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/kellybjensen.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/kellybjensen.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s.e. smith: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realsesmith.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.realsesmith.com<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stackedbooks.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stacked Books<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>How to Participate<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DisVisibility\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@DisVisibility<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicolaz\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@nicolaz<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sesmith\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@sesmith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/veronikellymars\">@<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">veronikellymars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Twitter for updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it\u2019s time, search<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/criplit?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;src=hash\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#CripLit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the \u2018Latest\u2019 tab for the full conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you might be overwhelmed by the volume of tweets and only want to see the chat\u2019s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility\u2019s account. Each question will tweeted 6-8 minutes apart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tchat.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.tchat.io\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out this explanation of how to participate in a twitter chat by Ruti Regan:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storify.com\/RutiRegan\/examplechat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/storify.com\/RutiRegan\/examplechat<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out this captioned #ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/behearddc\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@behearddc<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEARDDC\/videos\/1181213075257528\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HEARDDC\/videos\/1181213075257528\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Introductory Tweets and Questions for 11\/18 Chat<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the #CripLit chat on writing &amp; mental health w\/ guest hosts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sesmith\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@sesmith<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/veronikellymars\"><b>@<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">veronikellymars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! We\u2019ll be talking about the new anthology edited by Kelly Jensen which features an essay by s.e. smith: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Don\u2019t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation about Mental Health<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you respond to a question such as Q1 or want to Tweet a comment, your tweet should follow this format: \u201cA1 [your message] #CripLit\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note: The first question is for everyone, then we will address several questions directly to @veronikellymars and @sesmith about the anthology, and then open it up to you all for the last 20 minutes of the #CripLit chat<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q1 Welcome everyone! Please introduce yourself and share a little bit about your writing and your interest in #MentalHealth in literature #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q2 @veronikellymars: As the Editor of Don\u2019t Call Me Crazy, tell us about how this project started and why you wanted to create this collection at this time on this topic #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q3 @veronikellymars: What was the editing process like and what led you to select these 33 particular essays? What were your intentions with the selection of these contributors? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q4 @sesmith: Could you tell us about your essay in Don\u2019t Call Me Crazy and what it means for you to be part of this collection centered on the lived experience mental health\/illness? #CripLit<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q5 @veronikellymars and @sesmith: The word \u2018crazy\u2019 is considered sanist and ableist but it\u2019s also reclaimed by people w\/ mental health disabilities and Mad or neurodivergent people. What does \u2018crazy\u2019 mean to you and how does language &amp; identity matter in writing about disability? #CripLit \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Q6 @veronikellymars and @sesmith: What kinds of conversations do you hope the essays in Don\u2019t Call Me Crazy will start about #MentalHealth and accurate representation of it in literature? \u00a0#CripLit <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the rest of the hour we welcome all of you to share your thoughts about #MentalHealth and writing. You are also welcome to ask @veronikellymars and @sesmith questions about the Don\u2019t Call Me Crazy anthology #CripLit <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reminder: if you ask Kelly or s.e. a question, don\u2019t forget to Tweet at them @veronikellymars and @sesmith and use use the #CripLit tag!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for joining our #CripLit chat. Many thanks to our guest hosts @veronikellymars and @sesmith.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please continue the conversation!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recap of this chat will be up tomorrow. Check the #CripLit hashtag. Feel free to contact @DisVisibility and @nicolaz with any ideas\/feedback \ud83d\ude00<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You are invited to the fourteenth #CripLit chat co-hosted by novelist Nicola Griffith and Alice Wong of the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae on November 18, 2018, 4 pm Pacific. 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