Liz Ward
6 min readMay 8, 2019

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What It Means To Be A Deaf Writer

Being a deaf writer can create an unique set of challenges.

Some of these challenges might seem obvious, some of them less so. For example, dialogue can be something I struggle with — developing someone’s voice, the way they speak, without coming across as stilted or character voices being too similar.

A less obvious issue would be whether or not to write stories with deaf characters. Is it necessary…

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Liz Ward

Indie author-publisher and essayist, deaf and autistic with ADHD, and passionate about equality, access, and social justice. Introvert, cat-lady and bookworm.