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Would you be my muse?

Glitter

I've started writing a novel and I'm going to be including a handful of minor autistic characters.  The main characters are autistic too, but I don't want to give too much away.

Would anyone like to be an inspiration for a minor character?   If so, let me know a few details below.  Favourite colour, favourite stims, personal mannerisms or quirks or things you enjoy.  How much you talk out loud or in other ways.  

This is purely voluntary and I won't pay you. ;)  

I could make up a few things, but you lot do make me smile and it's my way of offering a thankful tribute.

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  • I wish you all the best with this and think it's wonderful that your novel will feature autistic characters. There are so many wonderful members on here that you could base your minor characters on, and I think it's rather lovely and touching of you to want to offer a thankful tribute.

    Plastic (sadly deceased) was before my time, but having read some of his contributions to this site, perhaps one of your characters could be based on him? I'm aware that he was a much-liked, worldly-wise member. 

    If you're stuck in terms of willing volunteers to be your muse, you could always base the minor characters on more than one person. For example, you might know of a member here that favours a particular colour, another member that favours a particular stim, and a third member that has a particular quirk. The result? Three members that have inspired the creation of one of your minor characters.

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  • I wish you all the best with this and think it's wonderful that your novel will feature autistic characters. There are so many wonderful members on here that you could base your minor characters on, and I think it's rather lovely and touching of you to want to offer a thankful tribute.

    Plastic (sadly deceased) was before my time, but having read some of his contributions to this site, perhaps one of your characters could be based on him? I'm aware that he was a much-liked, worldly-wise member. 

    If you're stuck in terms of willing volunteers to be your muse, you could always base the minor characters on more than one person. For example, you might know of a member here that favours a particular colour, another member that favours a particular stim, and a third member that has a particular quirk. The result? Three members that have inspired the creation of one of your minor characters.

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