Comments on: Make Music with Character Voices

By: Writing How-to: Put Ground Under Their Feet

Writing How-to: Put Ground Under Their Feet — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:00:33 +0000

[…] characters’ voices, or dialogue, as unique as the instruments in a symphony, helps the reader to identify with your characters. But the reader needs more. Every word in your […]

By: Writing How-To: Put Ground Under Their Feet

Writing How-To: Put Ground Under Their Feet — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 12:00:15 +0000

[…] characters’ voices, or dialogue, as unique as the instruments in a symphony, helps the reader to identify with your characters. But the reader needs more. Every word in your […]

By: Lynette M Burrows

Lynette M Burrows — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 03:03:27 +0000

In reply to Denise. Thank you, Denise. I hope you find them useful.

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 02:52:11 +0000

wonderful ideas.

By: Lynette M Burrows

Lynette M Burrows — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 01:47:04 +0000

In reply to Linda. You are most welcome, Linda. I'm so glad you found it helpful. Good luck on your writing journey.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 01:28:34 +0000

As a new author this is a part of writing I had not thought of before. It is fascinating to think about my characters and how I can change them. Thanks for all the info, insight and ideas.

By: Lynette M Burrows

Lynette M Burrows — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:09:08 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Thank you, Jenny, I'm delighted your found beauty and value in this post.

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:52:56 +0000

This is an absolutely beautiful article, Lynette, and a really intriguing way to think about voice. I know for sure that I couldn't do this in the first draft, but this looks like a fantastic 3rd draft exercise for me. I appreciate it!

By: Lynette M Burrows

Lynette M Burrows — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:00:40 +0000

In reply to Lisa Norman. Thank you, Lisa. It's always wonderful to hear readers express appreciation. If you don't think in musical terms you could think in artistic terms. For example: Is your character more like Picasso or Monet or Rembrandt. Sometimes I also link story characters to actors. Good luck with your character voices.

By: Lisa Norman

Lisa Norman — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:47:32 +0000

I'm working on a series of stories that have many different voices. This is an area I struggle with because I want each voice to be nuanced. Together they become too complex. I'm working through them now so that each character has their own story and the others are in the background. That seems to be working better. We'll see! I love the character voices in your stories.