A carefully concealed post about the craft of voice

[meredith_wood]

I'm taking the poetry out of love one sad sentence at a time. :-) Yes, I have that goal. Because more often than not love is messy and nobody says the right thing at the most perfect moment.  And even if they did, the other side of the couple would stare at them like they'd lost their mind.  I mean who really goes around spouting pretty lines about

Comments

[bluemalibu]

i love this entry. . .thank you!

[meredith_wood]

You're very much welcome!

[tracy_d74]

author voice is different than character voice. characters will have a unique way of explaining things...they will attend to different elements in the environment. The author will string words together in a unique way. The author will use certain words and a unique rhythm...and they will use that tool to make the characters sound different. But you know this.

(Oh, I didn't comment because I was swamped yesterday, but I liked your post about your hubbie and son and appreciating the quiet moments.)

[meredith_wood]

Swamped is good, right? :-) I think once a writer can grasp the difference between character voice and writing style, they are on their way to some very great things.

[tracy_d74]

well...i let you know if greatness happens. :)

[meredith_wood]

I'll be here ready to cheer and shout for ya. :-)

[robinellen]

Interesting...I'll have to ponder this :)

[meredith_wood]

Be careful you don't get lost in my thoughts. I do it all the time. ;-)

[lefalcone]

Yepper pepper. Great post. :)

[meredith_wood]

Doing a thank you and curtsy. :-)

[anabelgonzalez]

author voice and character voice are hard to get. But when you get the perfect ones your story and style will be unique.

[meredith_wood]

Very true!