Writing About Differently Abled Characters

Writing About Differently Abled Characters

In this episode of Write Pack Radio, the Write Pack explores about writing characters who have mental or have physical impairments in various stories.

What is the spectrum of impairment?

Should the impairment be the center of the story?

How can you use it as an element of plot?

How do you write about the character with the impairment and keep it real? How do you handle “normal society’s” reaction to the impairment?

When can you tell that the character with an impairment has been written wrong?

What are the cultural issues that you can dive into within or from outside of the community with the impairment?

What is the difference between “Real Characters” vs. “Message Characters.”

If there is “a cure” for the condition, how do you handle the down side of being “cured”?

The tropes in writing these types of characters: “It’s just any easy trick. It’s one of those areas where laziness meets up with ignorance.” 

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