Maggie asked Mimi Matthews:

Your novels often feature leads whom are disabled or suffer from chronic illness. As someone with both, I have found your portrayals both accurate, respectful and empathetic. It's unusual to find and I was wondering if you had lived experience either with yourself or through someone you know? Love your books, they regularly get a reread.

Mimi Matthews Thanks for your question, Maggie! I'm so glad you've been enjoying my stories. My portrayal of disability and chronic illness is inspired and informed by my own experience. I broke my neck many years ago and have had to have several cervical spine surgeries, resulting in reduced mobility and chronic pain. A lot of my characters deal with similarly traumatic injuries where they have to come to terms with a new kind of life. Some of them are initially reluctant, either to rehabilitate an injury or to accept their limitations. I can personally relate to that struggle, along with the depression that often comes with it.

Hope that answers your question! xx Mimi

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