#47: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Writing With Dyslexia with Haley-Grace McCormick
5/21/202650 min
This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with Haley-Grace McCormick to talk about the journey behind her debut novel The Enemy of Time. Haley-Grace opens up about living with dyslexia and ADHD, going viral on TikTok after one unexpected video, and how heartbreak shaped some of the book’s most emotional moments. Plus, we get into fantasy romance, hidden easter eggs, designing her own cover, The Vampire Diaries hot takes, and what she’s writing next.
CHAPTERS:
0:30 - Introduction
2:45 - Haley-Grace Growing Up
6:30 - What People Misunderstand About Dyslexia
10:58 - Content Creator Life
19:30 - The Enemy of Time
36:50 - The Book Cover Design
41:30 - The Vampire Diaries
47:27 - What’s Next?
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First 90 secondsHailey Grace McCormick· Guest0:00
I was one of those people who, like, would scream write into her journal, so I, like, had tr- like, had pure emotion in these things.
Morgann Book· Host0:05
Yeah.
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest0:05
There was this entry when I was 14, 13, really, really young, and, uh, I'm talking about this boy that I was absolutely in love with, so much so that there's dried tears all over the page.
Morgann Book· Host0:16
Oh, yeah, that 13, 14 year- Yes ... like, where it's just, like, your first love, and you're just like- Oh ... "I would do anything for you."
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest0:22
Literally. And he was much older than me, and he was my, my best friend's brother. He knows who he is.
Morgann Book· Host0:26
Oh, [laughs] oh my God.
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest0:27
He, he knows who he is.
Morgann Book· Host0:28
[laughs] Best friend's brother.
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest0:29
And, and I was like- Woo ... I was just obsessed with this guy.
Morgann Book· Host0:31
[upbeat music] Hi, everybody. Welcome back to Off the Shelf. Today, I'm sitting down with Hailey Grace McCormick, a content creator turned debut romance author, who after being diagnosed with dyslexia, was told she wasn't supposed to be a writer. Now she is the author of The Enemy of Time, a book rooted in memory and love, and the idea that timing might not be what we think it is. Hailey Grace, welcome to Off the Shelf.
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest1:00
Thank you so much for having me. Can I take you everywhere with me? [laughs] That was, like, the best intro anyone's ever said. Like- Thank you ... amazing.
Morgann Book· Host1:06
I spend the most time on the intro. [gasps] I wanna set it up really well, and I'm glad you approve.
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest1:10
That was so good. Someone asked me, like, "How do you explain your book?" And I was like, "Um, it's a love story." Can I... Like, I'm just gonna have you, like, right there, it would be amazing.
Morgann Book· Host1:16
I'm happy that worked.
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest1:17
That would be amazing. Thank you.
Morgann Book· Host1:17
I'm happy that worked. [laughs] Now, you are someone who loves film, TV- Yes ... pop culture. If you had to be dropped into any movie or TV world- Oh ... for one day, which one would you choose?
Hailey Grace McCormick· Guest1:28
Oh, this is, like, the biggest