Comments on: Differentiating Between Your Characters’ Voices

By: Useful Information For Those Writing a Book - Searching For The Happiness

Useful Information For Those Writing a Book - Searching For The Happiness — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 12:40:12 +0000

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By: Liam Carnahan

Liam Carnahan — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:55:55 +0000

In reply to ANGELA ACKERMAN. Thanks so much for sharing it, Angela! I had a great time writing it.

By: Liam Carnahan

Liam Carnahan — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:55:10 +0000

In reply to JOHN T. SHEA.

Hi John. I’m so glad you liked the article. Your comments are on point – dialogue tags have a lot of value and also can help diversify voices. I also think it’s nearly impossible for authors not to inject a bit of themselves into their characters.

By: Liam Carnahan

Liam Carnahan — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:37:26 +0000

In reply to Raul Trevino. Hey Raul. I'm glad you liked it! Feel free to send me an email if you'd like to discuss further. I can provide you with more tips. :)

By: Five Links Friday 11/10/17 | Write Good Books

Five Links Friday 11/10/17 | Write Good Books — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:13:17 +0000

[…] Here’s a good post by Liam Carnahan at Writers Helping Writers on Diversifying Your Characters’ Voices. This is so important because you will lose readers if they can’t differentiate between your […]

By: Raul Trevino

Raul Trevino — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 03:24:51 +0000

By the way, where can I learn more about this topic? Thanks!

By: Raul Trevino

Raul Trevino — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:03:01 +0000

Thank you Liam!

By: JOHN T. SHEA

JOHN T. SHEA — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 22:01:36 +0000

You’ll probably need dialogue tags anyway, particularly if the conversation is not a duologue. Some of my favorite authors are noted for writing characters who not only sound like each other, but also sound like the author! But the type of story and how it’s told affects that too, of course.

I have certainly moved dialogue from one character to another, though within limits and often with changes. My process there, as elsewhere, is intuitive. Mismatches of dialogue and character tend to stick out, particularly in rereading.

Nonetheless, this article is valuable, particularly for the type of story where subtext and tone of conversation is as important as (and sometimes MORE important than) content and information.

By: ANGELA ACKERMAN

ANGELA ACKERMAN — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 20:00:42 +0000

This was fascinating, Liam! Thank you so much for posting it–we don’t see a lot that tackles voice like this. Very helpful and thought provoking. 😉

By: Victoria Marie Lees

Victoria Marie Lees — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 18:39:01 +0000

Great advice here, Liam. Thanks for sharing it. And thanks, Becca, for sharing this information with your followers here at Writers Helping Writers. I’ve shared this post online.

Enjoy your weekend!