A Multi-Step Guide Written by a Visually Impaired Writer and Blogger
I’m hoping this blog will over time develop its own following, and when it does people will inevitably see my bio and notice what I included: I’m visually impaired.
Yes, a visually impaired writer, and I’ve written with two blind characters before so I have some practice in the field.
So, inevitably, someone is going to ask how to write a blind character.
Or, at least, I hope you’ll ask someone who’s actually blind or visually impaired about writing a blind character before you get too involved with your new WIP.
I started writing this guide two hours ago and it’s gotten away from me. It make it a more manageable read, I’m going to separate it into X many parts, and each part will be linked.
Part One: Crafting the Blind Character
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/185123396964/writing-a-blind-or-visually-impaired-character
Part Two: Writing the Blind Character, including narrative choice, visual description, verbal description, social interaction
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/185125198184/writing-blind-or-visually-impaired-characters
Part Three: Tropes and Cliches to Avoid
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/185124340794/writing-blind-and-visually-impaired-characters
Part Four: What Your Blind Character Needs to Survive and Not Die
[Not written yet, but this is the reserved spot for it]
Part Five: Small Aspects of being Blind You Never Thought Of
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/185134862519/writing-a-blind-of-visually-impaired-character
Part Six: Should You Cure Your Character’s Blindness? (Short Answer: No)
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/185125880559/writing-a-blind-or-visually-impaired-character
-New- Writing Blind Characters Falling in Love, an Advice Post:
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/186276022234/writing-blind-characters-falling-in-love-an
-New- Writing Blind Jokes (Should You Do It?)
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/187906205649/writing-a-blindvisually-impaired-character-blind
-New- A small essay addressing the frequently asked question on giving your blind character a superpower to help them “see.”
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/187913512454/blind-characters-and-superpowers
-New- Mourning My Vision, it’s More than Depression. A small personal essay addressing the nuances of the mourning period you experience with a new disability. The mourning period is mentioned in other guides, but this is more detailed.
https://mimzy-writing-online.tumblr.com/post/188649694569/mourning-my-vision-its-more-than-depression
All parts will be tagged #blindcharacter in my blog, and I will add links to every post as I finish each part. Follow my blog for more writing advice.
•Rapid weight loss or weight gain (obviously)
•Dislike for the taste of food
•Urge to vomit (even if you aren’t bulimic)
•Hair thinning/hair loss
•Frequent hiccups
•Body Dysmorphia
•Feeling cold
•Dry skin
•Bingeing
•Pale/yellow skin
•Purple nails or lips
•Puffy eyes
•Easily angered or irritable
•Dizziness
•Fatigue
•Constipation
•A change in menstrual cycles
•Depression
•Bursts of energy
•Fine body hair, similar to peach fuzz
•Acne
•Apathy/ not enjoying things you once loved
•Overexercizing/ constant need to exercize
•Inability to eat normal amounts (typically after you’ve had your ED for a while)
•Headaches and/or migraines
•Bad breath
•Eroding teeth
•Acid reflux
•Only able to really eat organic/health foods without guilt
•Erectile Dysfunctions
•Trembling/ shivering (without being necessarily cold)
• Dehydration
• Frequent need to pee
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
emptiness is pure, starvation is the cure.
Quick question, do u think strade would repect the quarantine or do you think he's the asshole that still goes to the bar to kidnap ppl
Strade does absolutely NOT respect the quarantine. Not even CLOSE. This man is not afraid of death, disease, or government dominion. He doesn’t give a single fuck. Supposed to stay indoors? Watch this prick go outside and start gardening. Home depot closed? Watch this dickhole hang around outside. He fears no Covid-19, not after the shit he’s seen and done. He hangs around in a filthy fucking basement ripping people infected with God knows what apart for FUN. If he hasn’t caught it by now, he doesn’t give a shit.
In fact, this asshole is probably stocking up on toilet paper at the local supermart and then trying to sell it to unsuspecting victims on some shady internet market place to lure them back to some abandoned alleyway to make shit simple for himself. He might have been worried at first, since quarantines mean that people are staying in their homes and we all know he’s not a home invader, but with how many people have been openly defying the quarantine and panicking and what not, he’s probably out here having the time of his life.
After all, things tend to get pretty hectic in a pandemic. You’ve been pretty busy working from home and keeping safe. How long has it been since you last talked to your friend? Days? Weeks? Only the Gods and Strade know.
He can, however, also be spotted outside “socially distancing” with the other neighborhood dadbods who ‘aren’t afraid’ when he’s not busy taking advantage of this state of affairs.
Miu Miu Prefall 2020.
The Afton kids!! With some doodles
idk who needs to hear this but when your english teacher asks you to explain why an author chose to use a specific metaphor or literary device, it’s not because you won’t be able to function in real-world society without the essential knowledge of gatsby’s green light or whatever, it’s because that process develops your abilities to parse a text for meaning and fill in gaps in information by yourself, and if you’re wondering what happens when you DON’T develop an adult level of reading comprehension, look no further than the dizzying array of examples right here on tumblr dot com
☄️ Am I going to be happy with myself if I eat this?
☄️ Am I really hungry? Or am I bored?
☄️ Did I plan on eating this food today?
☄️ Will this food nourish my body in a healthy way?
☄️ Will eating this food break my rules?
☄️ Will I have another opportunity to eat the same food another day?
🌟I make sure I ask myself these questions everytime before I eat and if I get one wrong answer I decide not to eat it. This has helped me stop binge eating because it makes me aware of what I’m actually doing. 🌟
Stay safe lovely’s 🤍
Chocolate chip cookies ~super low cal~
¼ cup of flour all purpose
~ 110 cal
¼ cup of brown sugar
~70 cal
¼ cup of stevia
~0 cal
¼ cup of butter flavored cooking spray
~0 cal
1 egg white
~17 cal
1 tablespoon of chocolate chips {dark or bittersweet chocolate chips should be less calories}
~70 cal
~bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown
~makes 8 cookie~
1 cookie is only 27 calories so if you eat the whole batch ( if you binge or something) its only 187 calories for all 8