I think it was a good point, though. Even if a character is a different ethnicity than myself, they're still a human first. Cultures and environments might affect how they feel or why they feel certain things, but they still all feel shame, happiness, sorrow, love, etc.
Injuries come with limitations and frustrations that I myself haven't experienced and don't understand. I'm really not explaining this well, but injuries have a physical aspect that's hard to capture. Am I lingering too long on the pain? Am I brushing it off? Am I over/underestimating how the pain will influence the character's emotions or moods? Or will they need medications (if they live in a time with them) and will the medication influence anything? It feels like there's more variables to consider.
I don't want to end up writing anything like John Watson's migrating war wound that only flares up when convenient for the plot.
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Date: Sat, Apr. 9th, 2011 09:19 am (UTC)Injuries come with limitations and frustrations that I myself haven't experienced and don't understand. I'm really not explaining this well, but injuries have a physical aspect that's hard to capture. Am I lingering too long on the pain? Am I brushing it off? Am I over/underestimating how the pain will influence the character's emotions or moods? Or will they need medications (if they live in a time with them) and will the medication influence anything? It feels like there's more variables to consider.
I don't want to end up writing anything like John Watson's migrating war wound that only flares up when convenient for the plot.