#silbersteen

[colubrina]

silbersteen replied to your post “Pro tip:  If you do a lot of rough drafting *(or really any rough...”

Wow that must be hilarious to read though �� I have never tried that function on Word, maybe I should but then my parents downstairs will think I completely lost it. ��

There are times I have to read the dictated text out loud to try and remember exactly what it was I was saying, but, hell, Barbara Cartland used to do it this way, though she had to employ secretaries who took shorthand, and if the technique was good enough for the “Queen of Romance,” it’s certainly good enough for me!

[scriptwitchcraft]

Hi, I'm writing a story set in a fantasy world. My protagonist is hearing impaired and communicated through telepathy. How can I write it without the reader noticing she is "deaf"? I want the other characters to think she is mute or maybe a bit arrogant, because she doesn't hear them when they come running. I wanted them to only notice when one of the other characters notices it. Thanks!

We at @scriptwitchcraft are not entirely sure this ask belongs in our box. We would suggest going to @super–script or @script-a-world as this struck us as more their territory.

We would also softly suggest reexamining the deaf character having a means of “compensation” for her deafness. Obviously your story is yours, but this is a rather ableist trope that is used with concerning frequency within speculative fiction as a means of having a disabled character, but not actually engaging with the disability itself.