M Eilo

I started writing a #scifi #novel because I'm sick of never #reading #disabled characters.

I keep #writing it because it feels amazing to live in their world a little at a time.

Mar 31, 2023 at 2:04amWeb
Show threadGuenevere Lee (she/her)Mar 31, 2023
@BlinkPopShift Yes! Good 🤗 I think there are a lot of interesting possibilities to play around with!
Show threadM EiloMar 31, 2023
@gueneverelee I agree. Scifi plus disability is so fun cause impairments can have cool tech supports
Show threadDebi HammackMar 31, 2023
@BlinkPopShift Very cool!
Can I ask what your book is about?
Show threadM EiloMar 31, 2023
@DebiDoesDrawing Yes! It's called Helmet and Forceps. It's a cyberpunk cottagecore sci-fi novel featuring Disabled, Trans, Queer and Immigrant main characters. The story follows Helmet, a freelance detective hot on the trail of a budding insurrection, and their spouse Forceps, a competition chef on the verge of a national win, as they navigate trolls, escape attacks and choose a new path, and a new family. Or at least that's my best description after finishing the first draft.
Show threadDebi HammackMar 31, 2023
@BlinkPopShift Ok, well that's just filled with awesomeness! Loving the mixing up of competition chefs with a freelance detective. Very unique plot!
Show threadJohn HowesMar 31, 2023
@BlinkPopShift and it's for exactly this reason I wrote a disabled character for the Nifaran Chronicles. Sick and tired of the lack of diversity in all mediums.
Show threadM EiloMar 31, 2023
@johnhowesauthor How do you integrate their impairment into the story? I have a lot of quotidian things like dealing with medical personnel and mobility aids breaking
Show threadJohn HowesMar 31, 2023

@BlinkPopShift the character of Prince Asger has cerebral palsy. He uses sticks to help with walking and a modified saddle for horse riding. His diction is difficult for those who don't know him, so close friends sometimes translate for him.
At the end of Part 2 he confronts a great evil, despite not being able to wield a sword - it doesn't stop him trying, and it really shows what a great leader he is. Love this character.

I was inspired to add such a character after the Paralympics 🙂

Show threadJohn HowesMar 31, 2023
@BlinkPopShift ... Cont. I want to continue adding disabled characters. Not only do I love diversity, but it allows the story to progress in interesting ways, and forces me to accommodate the disability in ways I don't see in most stories.