tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post3517174467859865813..comments2024-01-08T03:35:51.166-05:00Comments on It's All About the Journey: Finding Your Character's VoiceS. Mozerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698931830589851492noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-6700274894236226652012-03-02T17:52:53.976-05:002012-03-02T17:52:53.976-05:00If I may add and continue with your play/drama the...If I may add and continue with your play/drama theory. Another good tool is to figure out your character's spine and what they use to accomplish them. Also studying acting will help you find your character's voice as well. What an actor does to be that character. Cause after all, you are them :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-49858793831545914732012-02-29T21:37:53.624-05:002012-02-29T21:37:53.624-05:00I'm glad your draft came together, Ava. I hope...I'm glad your draft came together, Ava. I hope mine has too!S. Mozerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698931830589851492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-44924862769919532812012-02-29T21:20:35.718-05:002012-02-29T21:20:35.718-05:00Finding the voice is such a key part of writing, b...Finding the voice is such a key part of writing, because the voice can really make or break the writing. I know in my most recent WIP, it took a couple drafts to find my MC's voice, because originally he said and thought a lot of things no sane teenage guy would think or say. Once you get it though, things really start to come together.Gabe (Ava Jae)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04778524723148508140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-46814291938930931722012-02-29T18:27:15.913-05:002012-02-29T18:27:15.913-05:00I think you're right. It's what he doesn&#...I think you're right. It's what he doesn't say that made all the difference.S. Mozerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698931830589851492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-5943501668134777612012-02-29T18:25:56.018-05:002012-02-29T18:25:56.018-05:00I don't get the chance to argue because my cha...I don't get the chance to argue because my characters never talk to me, they talk to themselves or each other. I just listen and follow their lead.<br /><br />When I finished this novel I told my 8 yr. old son that I was very surprised about how the story had ended. He looked at me strangely and said, "But Mom, you're the writer. You wrote the ending." So I tried to explain to him about the voices and listening. <br /><br />He just shook his head and walked away.S. Mozerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698931830589851492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-3844380397221182742012-02-29T16:34:40.377-05:002012-02-29T16:34:40.377-05:00I just got chills reading about your process. I ca...I just got chills reading about your process. I can't wait to hear what Mike's going to say! And what he's NOT going to say...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7952543594460390237.post-15126710236720229672012-02-29T14:29:24.938-05:002012-02-29T14:29:24.938-05:00I'm glad I'm not the only one! I sometimes...I'm glad I'm not the only one! I sometimes have full on arguments in my head with my character's about what they want to do next in the story! That's one of the best parts of being a writer - having the character's voice develop so clearly that they really do have their own personalities and ideas of how they want the story to progress no matter how much you might have plotted otherwise.Katrina Charmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193849010874536097noreply@blogger.com