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SOUNDTRACK
A music memoir (54 pages, 17,300 words) Click to Read “Soundtrack”

TIME TO MOVE PAST MEMOIR
Blind characters need to be brought down to earth where pragmatism prevails, obstacles are not glibly passed over, and they are neither more nor less heroic than most other people, which is heroic enough. (14 pages, approx. 3,700 words) Click to Read “Time to Move Past Memoir”

HOW TO WRITE FICTION FROM A BLIND CHARACTER’S POINT OF VIEW
A blind character’s crisis goes to the human condition. But can general readers get past his disability? Drawing on recognized creative writing techniques, I offer pointers on how to write for a mainstream audience from a blind character’s point of view. Includes the entire text of my story, “Window Offices.” (Essay 8 pages, story 15 pages, approx. 6,300 words in all) Click to Read “How to Write Fiction from a Blind Character’s Point of View”

Comments

  1. Betsy MacBride says

    July 5, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    Life does require heroism.

    Reply
    • Adrian Spratt says

      July 5, 2016 at 10:30 pm

      For everyone, eventually.

      Reply
  2. Theodora G Crawford says

    November 19, 2017 at 9:30 pm

    Hello. Mr Spratt how are you this is Theodora Grace. From the office I’m reading your story and it’s wonderful it about your love of Music you’re wonderful man a great Attorney I want to thank you for all the help you gave me you never look down at me BeCause of you I had become a better person .Thank you

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A lawyer can hardly resist an opportunity for a disclaimer or two. No statement on this website constitutes or is intended as legal advice. Also, resemblance of any person, living or otherwise, to any of my fictional characters is strictly coincidental. Even in my nonfiction, names have been changed and biographical details altered, and often traits of several people are combined into a single character. The exceptions, apart from myself, are inescapably my parents and brother, and I can only hope I’ve done them justice. Any other exceptions are noted.
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