How To Write A Blind Character
Senses do not become sharper i repeat they do not become sharper.
How to write a blind character. I m disabled but not b blind and have been agonizing over how to write my blind character without causing offense or generally being an ableist douchelord. Blind people have to rely. How to write a disabled character.
Some great answers here. I ve been doing some research into the ways that blind people operate and have already discovered some myths. If i write a character with vision impairment i want to do it right but over time she s been forming into a full character in my mind and i ve decided that i want to write this story.
I am writing a fantasy story and one of the three main characters is blind. They re flat or not portrayed properly. I was trying to maintain a reasonable storyline for my main character without making it completely unbelievable.
I only have the other two characters to add visual imagery within the story because she can t. For some authors with first hand experience it is easy. She is the main narrator in the story.
I ve provided 6 tips below to help. As a short story writer novelist or poet you want to include characters with disabilities in your work. I ve read some complaints people have about blind characters in books.
By leon ca question. For others it can be challenging to. It s okay of course to use i.
This provides great insight and has made me feel a bit better especially since i ve been doing my best to use my stuff i hate able people doing to me sense to not do any of that crap to my character. Although blindfolding yourself or closing your eyes might help with some aspects of writing a blind character it s a very shallow form of blindness. My blind main character travels throughout the land and does more things than the characters in the book do who are not blind.
Blind characters are fun to write as some of you may already know i am working on a young adult paranormal novel that will be out this summer. If you plan on writing for a blind character please do your research. I ll just add a few thoughts in addition.