Excellent 2-part list of 10 points about writing disabled characters. I highly suggest you read it.
And follow the links and comments for even more.
Just read a novel where several of the characters are 'survivors' of a war, each with a different kind of disability, and am wincing at a couple of devices the author used after reading these articles.
10 Things Fiction Writers Need to Remember About Disability 1-5
10 Things Fiction Writers Need to Remember About Disability 6-10
And follow the links and comments for even more.
Just read a novel where several of the characters are 'survivors' of a war, each with a different kind of disability, and am wincing at a couple of devices the author used after reading these articles.
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I wish I were still teaching (I taught high school English and Creative Writing for 29 years)...what a great activity to assign students to read this post and then to write a short story with a disabled character (or two.)
Great ideas in here.
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