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this is literally the story of my life. I feel like I would be the most outgoing, sociable person if I didn't have a stutter....

omg I know exactly what this feels like, it is one of the worst situations where I end up hating myself and my stutter....

I'm covert. My boyfriend was kind of surprised when I told him even when I am positive I've stuttered/blocked in front of him. Maybe he was being nice. Or maybe I'm too hard on myself....

I'm super open and friendly about it! With most people once you explain things they're cool about it too....

Covert for such a long time, but I'm caring less and less. I don't acknowledge it during conversation so ... maybe some people just think I'm confused and stumbling over words? I guess it depends on w...

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I'm open. Always. I can be fluent if the situation requires, but I don't see the need to hide who you are. Best defense is a good offense IMO...

what changed? confidence came and anxiety vacated?...

I had never the chance to hide my stuttering. I hated stuttering, but am ok with it now....

I'm definitely covert...

I'm practically open, in the sense that most people can tell after a conversation, but covert in the sense I don't ever breach the topic. I think this makes it worse. And after a while, you think, hel...

It's interesting that you say he's learned to "rehearse" whatever he says. What makes you think that? Of course he can rehearse the presentations he makes on Youtube and on live streamed shows, but I ...

Thanks for the kind words. I plan on posting more for advice and peer review involving this character, as it's very important for me personally that the character is accurate. Thanks again!...

Covert / don't stutter hardly at all anymore....

Hi mate, firstly kudos for putting a character like this in a novel. Ill respond to this as an avid reader, and life-long stutterer. As mentioned above by a number of people there are many different...

I'm 100% covert. My parents sometimes have trouble believing me, I recently told my best friend and nobody else knows. Open stutterers are going to be more common because covert stutterers usually onl...

Sorry, but as a writer, I disagree. In fiction, the best way to convey a message is to put the reader in the point of view of someone who doesn't yet have it. And we can't really say what is 'okay' or...

Even if it's the point of the book to show us what is acceptable, it still needs to do so in a way that is consistent with it's message. It would be okay for Monty to be uncomfortable with the awkward...

I'm not sure how helpful this will be. But the National Stuttering Association hosts letters from children who stutter. There's a lot of therapy jargon in there that won't likely be meaningful to you....

Awesome! I'd be glad to help! I work in the publishing industry (mostly cover design, branding, and formatting for erotica, YA, and NA) and am around authors every day. We're a talky bunch!...