u/Odd-Snow5883

What's your best tip to start writing? And not "just write" actual tips that get you right onto to that scene?

Basically I'm stuck on writing my first scene, because I can't get any word out on paper, but just "sit down and write" isn't working on me, so I wanted to know if anyone had any better tips

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u/Odd-Snow5883 — 6 days ago

If I'm writing a blind character, do I deacribe them not looking facing someone when talking?

I'm writing a story and my MC's mother is albino, and most albino people have low vision or no vision at all, so I'm keeping that in the character, however I don't know how to introduce that idea with showing not telling, I also don't know if saying that she doesn't look at another character when talking is necessary, I feel it drives away from the topic and maybe defines the character by just that one characteristic? I don't know, does anyone have any tips?

Edit;

Hello, I came to explain somethings, I had already answered some comments with this, but still it'd be good to update the post, so here we go.

First; I explained myself wrong, English is not my first language so there's that, I'm writing the book in my native language but I like asking for advice here sometimes, anyways, I meant to say that the character, Nova, wouldn't look into someone's eyes, or that her eyes would move involuntarily due to her condition. I know she would look at other characters directions when speaking mainly because of the sound direction.

Second; she's not 100% blind, I know most people are not 100% blind, Nova isn't either, she sees very little, blurry and has light sensibility. She can only see things that are very close to her.

Third: I did researched and will research more, I want to write her right, of course. I am just looking for a way to introduce her blindness without it defining her. I don't want to define the character by just her disability. Nova is my main character's mom, she's a queen, there is more about her than that.

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u/Odd-Snow5883 — 2 months ago