Articles and Personal Essays
A selection of Madeline’s most popular articles and personal essays.
“What OCD is Like For Me” (Medium, May 2019)
“Terrified of my Pets: My OCD Story” (Medium, May 2019)
“I Thought Antidepressants Would Dull My Creativity” (Medium, May 2019)
“A Letter to my OCD” (Medium, May 2019)
“The Neuropsychiatric Illness You Haven’t Heard Of” (The Break Down Wake Up Journal, Medium, June 2019)
“Brain Under Attack” (Invisible Illness, Medium, June 2019)
“Why I Need to Tell My Story” (The Break Down Wake Up Journal, Medium, June 2019)
“Why It’s So Hard To Get a Diagnosis of PANS” (Invisible Illness, Medium, June 2019)
“Why I Use Writing to Heal” (Writing Heals, Medium, June 2019)
“Why I’m Not Setting Myself Work Goals” (The Break Down Wake Up Journal, Medium, June 2019)
“The Relief of a Diagnosis” (Demystifying/Challenging Challenges, Medium, June 2019)
“Writing About Your Mental Health Makes You Vulnerable” (The Break Down Wake Up Journal, Medium, June 2019)
“It’s Going to Get Worse (A Letter to my Past Self)” (The Obscured, Medium, June 2019)
“Why Failure isn’t a Bad Thing” (1-One-Infinity, Medium, June 2019)
“The Guinea Pig Who Motivated Me in My Recovery from Chronic Brain Inflammation” (Feel Heal Share, Medium, June 2019)
“The Guinea Pig Who’s Helping Me to Recovery from Brain Inflammation” (1-One-Infinity, Medium, June 2019)
“This is my Brain on OCD” (Human Parts, July 2019)
“The Fear Still Amazes Me: Life With PANS, a Neuropsychiatric Disorder” (The Obscured, Medium, July 2019)
“Writing About My Mental Health is Scary” (Medium, July 2019)
“I Hide My OCD” (Medium, July 2019)
“Please Believe Me When I Say There’s No Cure for My Chronic Illness” (Medium, July 2019)
“Exposure Therapy is Both the Best and Worst Thing I Can Do for my OCD” (The Obscured, Medium, July 2019)
“The Underlying Ableism Behind Writing Advice” (1-One-Infinity, Medium, August 2019)
“Managing PANS-OCD with Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy” (The Obscured, Medium, August 2019)
“How Did I Get Here? A Story of Brain Inflammation” (Medium, August 2019)
“My Other Self” (Medium, August 2019)
“Being Chronically Ill is Not Fun” (The Break Down Wake Up Journal, Medium, August 2019)
“All My Writing is Therapy Writing” (Writing Heals, Medium, August 2019)
“When Doctors Say You Need to Relapse: More Awareness for PANS is Vital” (The Obscured, Medium, August 2019)
““Being Cold is Being Safe” — How I Became Terrified of a Blanket” (Medium, August 2019)
“Unmedicated” (Medium, August 2019)
“Ten Things Not to Say to a Chronically Ill Person” (The Break Down Wake Up Journal, Medium, September 2019)
Madeline frequently guest post over on other book blogs and sites, and takes part in a number of interviews. Occasionally, she draws her characters. All the details are below (newest first).
– Interview: Mai Taylor asks me questions about Destroyed, the final book in Seven’s story (Mai’s Musings, December 2018)
– Art: see my own character drawings and sketches from Destroyed (The Accidental Adventurer, December 2018)
– Excerpt: from Destroyed (J D Cunegan’s blog, December 2018)
– Excerpt: from Destroyed (Mad On Reading, November 2018)
– Excerpt: from Destroyed (Read Write Inspire, November 2018)
– Guest Post: (RadzyWrites/VainRadical, November 2018)
– Excerpt: from Destroyed (Readcommendations, November 2018)
– Character Spotlight (Cora’s Books, November 2018)
– Interview: (The Mrs B Daily, November 2018)
– Guest Post: Learn about my playlist for Destroyed (Mad On Reading, November 2018)
– Character Spotlight: (Emma the Little Bookworm, November 2018)
– Excerpt: from Destroyed (Indie Scifi Fantasy, November 2018)
– Interview: Jade Moore interviewed me about my writing style and what I’m currently working on (An Advocate of Books, November 2018)
– Guest Post: Author A. G. Howard hosted me for the YA Scavenge Hunt, and exclusively revealed the inspiration board for Destroyed! (A.G. Howard’s blog, October 2018)
– Interview: Radzy Writes interviewed my about Destroyed and my Untamed series (RadzyWrites/VainRadical, September 2018)
– Art: My awesome editor talks about journalling and includes some of my Untamed sketches in her post. (Michelle Dunbar, April 2018)
– New Writing Content: For YASH, Breeana Sheilds hosted a deleted scene from A Dangerous Game (Breeana Shields’s blog, April 2018)
– Interview: Joey Paul interviewed me about A Dangerous Game (Joey Paul’s blog, January 2018).
– Interview: S.E. Anderson interviewed me about A Dangerous Game (Readcommendations, November 2017)
– New Writing Content: Extracts from Three Sarr’s journal (Untamed series) on Taylor Fenner’s blog! (October 2017)
– Art: My drawings of several characters from the Untamed Series (YA Scavenger Hunt: Suzanne Lazear’s blog, April 2017).
– Interview: Margaret Williams interviewed me about Untamed and Fragmented! (Link TBC, January 2017)
– Interview: Author R.R. Verdi delved into my writing career and day-to-day life. (R.R. Virdi’s blog, January 2017)
– Interview: Bob James asked me a load of questions about my writing processes. (Bob James’s blog, January 2017)
– Interview: Kasey at The Story Sanctuary asked me a load of questions about Untamed and Fragmented, as well as my short story in the forthcoming charity anthology in April 2017. (The Story Sanctuary, December 2016).
– Guest Post: “How To Turn Your NaNoWriMo Draft into a Complete Manuscript” (Gabrielle Prendergast’s blog, November 2016)
– Interview: Author Ingrid Sandberg interviewed me! (Ingrid Sundberg’s blog, November 2016)
– Guest Post: “Writing Genre Blends” (YA Interrobang, November 2016)
– Interview: Author DR Perry asked me a load of questions about writing and my books. (DR Perry’s blog, October 2016).
– Art: My drawing of Three Sarr from the Untamed Series can be found here. (Drawn in October 2016).
– Guest Post: Author Chanda Stafford hosted my Inspiration boards for Fragmented as part of the YA Scavenger Hunt (Chanda Stafford’s blog, October 2016).
– Interview: Duvet Dwellers: Meet the Author (Duvet Dwellers, September 2016)
– Interview: NYT bestselling author Pintip Dunn asked me a load of awesome questions about Untamed, Fragmented, and what’s to come in my writing world. (Waterworld Mermaids, September 2016)
– Guest Post: “Writing Sequels: Developing Your Dystopian World.” (Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann’s website, August 2016)
– Guest Post: “Ten Things You Might Not Know About Untamed.” (J.D. Cunegan’s website, August 2016)
– Interview: Want to know how I go about writing a book and where I get my inspiration from? I spill all in this (very extensive) interview with Catherine Banks, as part of the Summer Splash book Blog Tour. (Catherine Bank’s blog, August 2016).
– Guest Post: I talk about the Zharat tribe–a group of Untamed people–who play a really important role in my second novel, Fragmented, as part of Annabelle Jay’s “Who Are You Wearing?” blog series. Includes short excerpts from Fragmented. (Annabelle Jay’s blog, July 2015).
– Article: “Madeline Dyer’s 100 Pieces of Advice for Writers (or How to Write a Book)” (Madeline Dyer’s blog, June 2016).
– Guest Post: “Ten Things I’ve Learned Since Having a Book Published” (Indie SciFi Fantasy, June 2016)
– Interview: Author Drew Avera interviews me about the Science Fiction genre (Drew Avera’s blog, May 2016).
– Feature: Tanya Contois at Bookish Fangirl hosts a feature about Untamed ready for its one year anniversary (Bookish Fangirl, May 2016)
– Feature: Author K. S. Trenten features Untamed on her blog, and offers readers an excerpt (K. S. Trenten’s blog, Link TBC, May 2016)
– Guest Post: “Why My Chronic Illnesses Won’t Stop Me From Being a Writer” (Conscious Crafties, May 2016).
– Guest Post: “Inspiration Boards for Untamed” (Author L. H. Nicole’s blog, as part of YA Scavenger Hunt, April 2016).
– Guest Post: “On Place: Madeline Dyer” (Author Kelly Ann Jacobson’s blog, March 2016)
– Interview: Myself on the Shelf (Exepose, February 2016)
– Interview: I talk about inspiration, building a plot, and juggling multiple story ideas with author Mindy McGinnis (Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire, August 2015)
– Interview: I was interviewed as part of The Literature Hub’s interview series (The Literature Hub, August 2015)
– Guest Post: “PoTS Won’t Stop Me Being a Writer!” (PoTS UK, August 2015)
– Guest Post: “Researching the Book: Landscapes That Inspired UNTAMED” (Author Lisa Amowitz’s blog, July 2015)
– Guest Post: “How Dystopian Fiction Draws From Current Events” (Author Lyn Miller-Lachmann’s blog, July 2015).
– Guest Post: “Book to Movie Adaptations: When Reading is Such an Intimate, Personal Experience, Can We Ever Really Fall in Love With the Screen?” (PerksofBeingaBookNerd, July 2015)
– Interview: as part of the #QuietYA event, author Missy Wilkinson interviews me here. (July 2015).
– Interview: I talk with Ellie Mack about writing processes and advice for aspiring writers. (July 2015)
– Guest Post: “Writing Processes: How I wrote UNTAMED” (HiddenInTheBookCupboard, July 2015)
– Interview: YA author Tiffany Maclagan asks me a load of awesome questions about writing, hobbies, and writing spaces. (July 2015)
– Interview: I was interviewed over at the YA Buccaneers site, all about my debut novel. (June 2015).
– Guest Post: “Crafting a Believable Dystopian World” (BooksandPallettes, May 2015)
– Feature: Samantha Holloway hosted a feature post about my debut novel, and I also talk about how long it took me to write UNTAMED. (May 2015)
– Feature: I’m now listed on the Fearless Fifteeners website as a 2015, debut novelist. (May 2015).
– Guest Post: “Why I love Dystopian Fiction and Think Everyone Should Read it” (YA Interrobang, May 2015)
– Interview: I took part in Samantha Holloway’s 5+1 Questions feature on her website. (May 2015).
