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It is very important that my protagonist is mute. A lot of this character's motivations are informed by - though not entirely focused on - him having suffered laryngeal cancer and recovered due to ...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T10:04:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/39781 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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Soren K
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2019-12-08T10:04:05Z (almost 5 years ago)
It is very important that my protagonist is mute. A lot of this character's motivations are informed by - though not entirely focused on - him having suffered laryngeal cancer and recovered due to a full larynx removal. However, I am finding it difficult to find how that effects his life, without making that all his character is. I want him to be "Damian who survived cancer", not "Cancer Survivor Damian", especially since I don't want to explore illness in the work, I'm more focused on the theme of control. I've done a lot of research that has let me understand a lot about the cancer medically, but there's very little on what it's like to live with, from personal experiences. **How do you write illness - or 'tragic backstories' in general, without making that all a character is?** And are there any sources on life as a mute person or as a laryngeal cancer survivor?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-11-01T23:39:54Z (about 6 years ago)
Original score: 5