This is something I've been thinking about a lot lately, and maybe some of you out there will find something useful in my thinkfulness
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Characterization in dialogue is one of the few things I can write well! The rest of my writing tends to flow as well as a dried out marker that has been floating around the bottom of a drawer for at least half decade. It's getting better though. Slowly. America is by far my favorite to write. I get to use all sorts of funky contractions and colloquialisms~ But thank you fro the tips! :> It's sad, but the part that you were talking about artists being able to distinguish the characters... I can't do that yet. orz I'm just starting to develop that skill. /fail mostly self taught artist
This really is a strong point of yours! I'm glad you enjoyed reading through all this anyway, though. =D
America's voice is so much fun, hoshit.
It's sad, but the part that you were talking about artists being able to distinguish the characters... I can't do that yet. orz I'm just starting to develop that skill. /fail mostly self taught artist
My God, you're a genius! I swear it, this has to be one of the most useful entries I've ever found in LJ. I've never thought about it, buy you are absolutely right.
This is fantastic. Voice is really hard for a lot of people; I've gotten better at it as time's gone by, and my writing classes have helped, too. This is really well explained, though. I'm saving this. ♥
Butbutbut there are so many shades of grey! I pretty much agree with everything you said, but if I were to sit down and try to assign one word or the other to a character, I would go nuts making arguements for each side! Maybe the indecision is the reason I'm not a particularly good writer.
Voice is tough, and I'm glad you made this checklist for people. It's helpful! Also, I miss you on Lj. I'm glad you posted again. =D
Oh, of course! =D Nobody is always one thing or the other thing, and some of the categories just don't seem to fit at all. I hope that this matrix will be a helpful tool for a few people to have in their toolbox, when they're developing a new character, or trying to get a handle on writing a fandom character--but it definitely doesn't cover everything!
Also, I miss you on Lj. I'm glad you posted again. =D
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Hahaha, that's all this was as of this morning! I decided that I needed to write it down so I wouldn't screw up any of my new OCs. >_>;
Thank you for reading! =D
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America is by far my favorite to write. I get to use all sorts of funky contractions and colloquialisms~
But thank you fro the tips! :>
It's sad, but the part that you were talking about artists being able to distinguish the characters... I can't do that yet. orz I'm just starting to develop that skill. /fail mostly self taught artist
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America's voice is so much fun, hoshit.
It's sad, but the part that you were talking about artists being able to distinguish the characters... I can't do that yet. orz I'm just starting to develop that skill. /fail mostly self taught artist
Fffff I can't do it either, sob ;_;
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Who else gives you the chance to use words like "wouldn't've"? :D
Let's conquer our artistic fail! *draws crude stick figure on paper with crayon* Oh yeah~
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*adds to memories*
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This is really well explained, though. I'm saving this. ♥
=^..^=~
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Voice is tough, and I'm glad you made this checklist for people. It's helpful! Also, I miss you on Lj. I'm glad you posted again. =D
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Oh, of course! =D Nobody is always one thing or the other thing, and some of the categories just don't seem to fit at all. I hope that this matrix will be a helpful tool for a few people to have in their toolbox, when they're developing a new character, or trying to get a handle on writing a fandom character--but it definitely doesn't cover everything!
Also, I miss you on Lj. I'm glad you posted again. =D
Ah, thank you, you're very sweet! =D
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