Looking for advice on accurately portraying a character who stutters
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Looking for advice on accurately portraying a character who stutters I am currently in the process on writing a novel and my main character is a stutterer. She is highly intelligent, but has trouble expressing herself, particularly in high-stress situations or around people she doesn't know well. I have already done some preliminary research into stuttering and how to best portray it in writing but I was wondering whether anyone from this community would like to act as a kind of consultant on this particular point; someone I could occasionally message to check whether a piece of dialogue is realistic, or makes sense, and to generally help explore this aspect of my character further. Bonus points if you're a writer too and want to swap some feedback and encouragement, but that's not necessary. Overall, this is a minor part of the story, but I still want to give it the attention and realism it deserves and in my experience there is nothing that compares to the direct input of someone with firsthand experience of the subject. Feel free to pm me if this is something you might be interested in. I understand this can be a very personal/sensitive topic, so I hope posting this request here is okay. And don't worry, I'm not looking to interrogate anyone. I'm generally a pretty friendly and sociable person, so if you're looking for another internet friend in these lonely times while also occasionally giving them writing advice, then I'm sure we'd get on perfectly. Wishing you all a wonderful day