{"id":2480,"date":"2021-11-16T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:26:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:26:45","slug":"podcast-episode-077-allen-wolf-and-the-sound-of-violet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2021\/11\/16\/podcast-episode-077-allen-wolf-and-the-sound-of-violet\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 077 &#8211; Allen Wolf and The Sound of Violet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Podcast\u00a0Episode 0077, Season 5, Episode 8; 16 November 2021<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Allen Wolf describes\u00a0<i>The Sound of Violet:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Sound of\u00a0Violet<\/i> is about a man who believes he found his perfect soulmate, but his autism keeps him from realizing she&#8217;s actually a prostitute. The novel allows readers to experience a love story between two people who are unlikely to fall in love. The main character is autistic, and I mainly wrote the novel from his perspective. He&#8217;s very trusting, so when he meets Violet, he believes she&#8217;s an actress when she&#8217;s actually a prostitute. I wanted the reader to experience the rollercoaster of the relationship mainly through his eyes with glimpses into Violet&#8217;s world.<\/p>\n<p>From Allen\u2019s\u00a0website:<\/p>\n<p>Allen is an\u00a0award-winning <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/movies-allen-wolf\/\">filmmaker<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/hooked\/\">novelist<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/morningstargames\/\">game\u00a0creator<\/a> based in Los Angeles. He is also the host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/podcast\/\">Navigating\u00a0Hollywood podcast<\/a>. His debut novel <i>The Sound of\u00a0Violet<\/i> was described as \u201cEntertaining, well-paced, and highly visual,\u201d by Kirkus Reviews. Allen wrote, directed, and produced <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/hooked-the-movie\/\"><i>The Sound of\u00a0Violet<\/i><\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/hooked-the-movie\/\">movie\u00a0adaption<\/a> of his novel that will be released in 2022. The screenplay won numerous awards and the film will bring awareness to human trafficking and autism. His previous film, <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/sleep-starring-philip-winchester-lacy-chabert-abigail-spencer-film-allen-wolf\/\"><i>In<br \/>\nMy Sleep<\/i><\/a><i><u>,<\/u><\/i> won multiple festival awards. Allen has also created five <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/morningstargames\/\">board games<\/a> that won 39 awards and is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allenwolf.com\/media-room\">speaker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Allen Wolf Online:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\">https:\/\/allenwolf.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Navigating Hollywood Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/podcast\/\">https:\/\/allenwolf.com\/podcast\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sound of Violet<br \/>\ninformation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Book \/ Movie Website: TheSoundofViolet.com<\/li>\n<li>Twitter: @soundofvmovie<\/li>\n<li>Facebook: @soundofvmovie<\/li>\n<li>Instagram: @soundofvmovie<\/li>\n<li>Media Room: AllenWolf.com\/Media-Room<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21189812\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/336699\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><b>Transcript<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Hello and welcome to\u00a0<em><strong>The Autistic Me Podcast<\/strong><\/em>. I am Christopher Scott Wyatt, speaking as The Autistic Me.<\/p>\n<p>I anticipate receiving\u00a0some heated messages in response to this episode. I still receive\u00a0complaints for commenting on Mark Haddon\u2019s novel <i>The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time<\/i> and its theatrical adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>Depictions of Autistic\u00a0characters in books and on-screen are frequently debated within the\u00a0autism community and neurodiversity movement. Historically\u00a0marginalized groups pay close attention to representations of their\u00a0experiences.<\/p>\n<p>As a writer, I have\u00a0faced criticism for dramatizing the experiences of women,\u00a0minorities, and\u2026 well, pretty much any characters that people\u00a0<b><i>assume<\/i><\/b> aren\u2019t like me. I have even been criticized for writing about social class and disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Marie Calloway, who\u00a0identifies as an \u201cAspie writer,\u201d was widely criticized for\u00a0depicting sex work in her 2013 work, <i>what purpose did i serve in\u00a0your life?<\/i> Helen Hoang\u2019s 2018 <i>The Kiss\u00a0Quotient<\/i> received largely positive media coverage, yet some Autistics criticized the novelist for the plot: Stella the math-whiz hires Michael the escort to learn about dating and romance. Of course, Hoang\u2019s autism was hotly debated in some online spaces.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, even if\u00a0you are autistic, creating a story featuring an autistic character\u00a0will offend someone.<\/p>\n<p>And so, I appreciate\u00a0filmmaker, novelist, and game creator Allen Wolf for joining us on\u00a0The Autistic Me Podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf\u2019s debut novel,\u00a0<i>The Sound of Violet<\/i>, follows Shawn, a young autistic computer programmer intent on dating and finding romance. Wolf also wrote, directed, and produced the movie adaptation of <i>The Sound<br \/>\nof Violet,<\/i> scheduled for a 2022 release.<\/p>\n<p>Wolf also hosts the\u00a0Navigating Hollywood podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to The\u00a0Autistic Me Podcast, Allen\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>{Transcription in progress\u2026}<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Autistic Me on Social Media<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/\">https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/\">https:\/\/autisticme.libsyn.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autisticme\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/autisticme\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/autisticme\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/autisticme<\/a><\/li>\n<li>YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CSWyatt\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/CSWyatt<\/a><\/li>\n<li>LinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/autisticme\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/autisticme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Podcast\u00a0Episode 0077, Season 5, Episode 8; 16 November 2021 Allen Wolf describes\u00a0The Sound of Violet: The Sound of\u00a0Violet is about a man who believes he found his perfect soulmate, but his autism keeps him from realizing she&#8217;s actually a prostitute. The novel allows readers to experience a love story between&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2021\/11\/16\/podcast-episode-077-allen-wolf-and-the-sound-of-violet\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Podcast Episode 077 &#8211; Allen Wolf and The Sound of Violet<\/span> <i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":16,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[8,10,13],"tags":[138,187,286,289,475,499,554,622],"class_list":["post-2480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media","category-podcast","category-writing","tag-characters","tag-creative-writing","tag-fiction","tag-filmmaking","tag-movies","tag-novels","tag-podcast","tag-screenwriting","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Podcast_Banner_800x400.png?fit=711%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfivLC-E0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2480"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3517,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2480\/revisions\/3517"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}