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Snowleopard:
Heavy disfiguring burns are a physical and psychological bitch to say the least.
And I've read about how incredibly painful it is and how long it takes to recover from burns.
One of my favorite villain actors suffered severe facial burns - Richard Lynch.

cenwolfgirl:

--- Quote from: Nickeris86 on February 16, 2012, 08:40:56 AM ---I once had an idea for a short story in which all the main characters were physically disabled, (Blind, deaf, paraplegic, quadruple amputee), but they all had compensating powers or abilities.

However in my novel I am working on the main character is not disabled but disfigured from massive burn scars that he acquired as a child, which has given him a bit of a complex when it comes to fire and more specifically fire magic. He will eventually overcome this block but it will not be fast or easy.

I need to do some research into the physiological ramifications of burns to make it more believable.

The main reason that I personally have never written main characters with disabilities is not because I am afraid of offending someone but because I could not write a character who has lived their life without something that i have taken for granted all my life. I would not be able to portray it in a way that would satisfy my inner perfectionist.

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that sounds like a intresting idea  :)
i would not know about burns
but in the second book of my seris i am wrighting i have a pregnent carictor and one of her children will be death the other blind and only by working together will the twins well i wont say till i actualy get to that point in the book its still only a first draft  :)

Nickeris86:
I have a very vague idea about burns because my dad was a fire fighter for thirty odd years, enough to make me comfortable approaching the topic but not enough for me to truly understand it.

The twins thing sounds interesting I would like to know more. I know there is a phanominon where twins will have feelings from one another. The twin senses or something like that. No one knows how it works but its a documented event. Could be something to look into.

cenwolfgirl:
yeh i am doing reaserch inbthat angle  :)
when i finish the first book like properly then might ask you to bata read it so you get a better idea of what i mean
and so the second book makes sence and then you will see how i have made the twin thing work
but in the first bok they have not been born yet
i rely cant wate to have them oldernuth to cours trubble  :)

meg_evonne:
A book that I fell in love with was dispised by New Yorkers, but it moved me from the most gut wrenching and personal connections imaginable. It's now a movie that, again I admire greatly. The young boy is compelling, intriguing, and my heart aches for him. He has, I believe, mild Aspergers. If you wish to see a disability that is portrayed realistically and moves the reader into his shoes, try out, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close". I just saw the movie and felt that it did the original story due diligence.

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