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Faith, Friends and Fandom—New Posts and Authors

How do you hold on? Different people find different anchors. An all-new group of authors share how they cope, and Laurena Aker gives us a great history of the #AlwaysKeepFighting #AKF campaign from Supernatural fandom that inspired #HoldOnToTheLight Amy Kaplan. The Best Laid Plans for #HoldOnToTheLight  https://alkaplan.wordpress.com/2018/10/01/gray-best-laid-plans-battling-depression-a-holdontothelight-post Tom Leveen. The Bad Place for #HoldOnToTheLight https://wp.me/p3YuVi-ZX Leona … Continue reading Faith, Friends and Fandom—New Posts and Authors

#HoldOnToTheLight 2018 Returns with New Posts and New Authors

The #HoldOnToTheLight blogging campaign is back for 2018 with new contributors, new posts and a broader reach than ever before! The campaign features authors and creators blogging about the impact of mental health issues on their work/characters/lives to stand in solidarity with fans and increase fandom’s inclusion. What began within the sci-fi/fantasy community now includes … Continue reading #HoldOnToTheLight 2018 Returns with New Posts and New Authors

#HoldOnToTheLight 2017 Explores Bipolar And More

The 2017 #HoldOnToTheLight campaign of bestselling authors talking about how mental health issues like depression, suicide, PTSD, anxiety and more continues, with more new posts by authors including Elizabeth Bear, Jennifer St. Giles, Josh Vogt and more! Read the newest posts are at the top (posts are in Twitter format, so please cut, paste and … Continue reading #HoldOnToTheLight 2017 Explores Bipolar And More

2017 #HoldOnToTheLight Campaign —New Posts, New Authors

The #HoldOnToTheLight blogging campaign returns for a second year with a mix of new contributing authors and new posts by returning authors, all with a goal of encouraging supportive inclusiveness for mental health issues in fandom. #HoldOnToTheLight is a blog campaign encompassing blog posts by fantasy and science fiction authors around the world in an … Continue reading 2017 #HoldOnToTheLight Campaign —New Posts, New Authors

57 of 100+ Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors so far–#HoldOnToTheLight Blogging on Suicide, Depression, PTSD, Self-Harm and Fandom

Candid. Revealing. Honest. Deeply personal. 57 of more than 100 of our participating sci-fi and fantasy authors have already blogged on mental wellness issues including suicide, depression, PTSD, Self-Harm, Domestic Violence and fandom as part of the #HoldOnToTheLight campaign. You can find the link to the first 57 posts and individual links to the posts … Continue reading 57 of 100+ Sci-Fi/Fantasy Authors so far–#HoldOnToTheLight Blogging on Suicide, Depression, PTSD, Self-Harm and Fandom

Starting the Conversation—A #HoldOnToTheLight Update

By Gail Z. Martin More than 100 authors are now part of the #HoldOnToTheLight conversation! Our authors span the globe, from the US to the UK to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Even more exciting is that as the campaign picks up traction and visibility, more authors want to join, meaning a growing, vibrant dialog … Continue reading Starting the Conversation—A #HoldOnToTheLight Update