[stylist] writing about blindness

[Judith Bron]

A blind character can have a major role.  Yes, there will be those passages 
when the blind character picks up his white cane and obviously he or she 
won't stand there fidgetting with his or her car keys.  Write about your 
blind characters the same way you would write about a sighted one.  Just 
don't overload your readers with blind issues.  You have to give your 
character a normal life.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 7:41 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] writing about blindness


> There are some characters that simply take over a story, so it's a bit
> difficult to have a blind character in a minor role if you're writing for 
> the
> sighted community.
> Lori
> In a message dated 11/11/08 6:03:50 PM, fowlers at syix.com writes:
>
>
>> I wonder if writing about blind characters who are just ordinary people,
>> maybe even having a minor role in the story and publishing it mainstream
>> would help to transcend that divide?
>>
>>
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