Hello! I posted an introduction a loooong time back but I mostly lurk. I am a writer, artist, and ASL student! Also I read a lot.
I'm wondering how people (hearing or d/Deaf) approach ASL in fiction. I know there are some writers on this forum. If a character were telling a story with classifiers, for example, would you just write the story they're telling out in English? Would you attempt to give some sense of HOW they're telling it by describing their gestures or facial expressions?
Books I've read vary in their approach. Some describe signs so much it gets a little distracting. Some just have everything written out with the tag "said" or "signed"—but honestly sometimes it's easy to confuse who is signing and who is talking aloud in that case. Can you think of any books that you thought did a really good job incorporating ASL? I am curious as to what people think! I have read a lot of fiction that includes ASL, but since I am far from fluent, I can't really tell if they do a good job with it.
I'm wondering how people (hearing or d/Deaf) approach ASL in fiction. I know there are some writers on this forum. If a character were telling a story with classifiers, for example, would you just write the story they're telling out in English? Would you attempt to give some sense of HOW they're telling it by describing their gestures or facial expressions?
Books I've read vary in their approach. Some describe signs so much it gets a little distracting. Some just have everything written out with the tag "said" or "signed"—but honestly sometimes it's easy to confuse who is signing and who is talking aloud in that case. Can you think of any books that you thought did a really good job incorporating ASL? I am curious as to what people think! I have read a lot of fiction that includes ASL, but since I am far from fluent, I can't really tell if they do a good job with it.