tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post4424237121127626608..comments2024-03-27T03:25:59.119-04:00Comments on Robyn Campbell: How's your voice?Robyn Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17356555082768185840noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-22141597565169230902009-10-27T23:23:43.360-04:002009-10-27T23:23:43.360-04:00in my recent WIP (first person), I got through the...in my recent WIP (first person), I got through the whole first draft before I felt like I got my character's voice. Sure, lots of rewrites, but hopefully they will pay off.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-79780189018250965722009-10-26T13:24:00.256-04:002009-10-26T13:24:00.256-04:00Thanks so much for the award, Robyn! I love your t...Thanks so much for the award, Robyn! I love your tip about writing a scene in the first person to get the feel for your narrator's voice.Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-60811252901056958092009-10-26T13:10:20.318-04:002009-10-26T13:10:20.318-04:00When I get stuck, I exaggerate. I let my narrator ...When I get stuck, I exaggerate. I let my narrator over dramatize everything and be whiny or angry or whatever he/she wants to be. That usually creates enough personality that I can then use when I back down to normal levels again.<br /><br />Congratulations on the award!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-74366052879360925542009-10-26T12:17:56.863-04:002009-10-26T12:17:56.863-04:00Congratulations Robyn! I am glad to hear you enjoy...Congratulations Robyn! I am glad to hear you enjoyed your week unplugged. <br /><br />I like your suggestion about switching to first person, except the novel I'm writing is in first person for me. Hmm. Lots to ponder.Tamika:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04874834971492028558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-40816819237834120612009-10-26T11:23:08.325-04:002009-10-26T11:23:08.325-04:00For me, it's about being quiet. Only quiet act...For me, it's about being quiet. Only quiet actively, kind of like the way the air is quiet right before a thunderstorm strikes. There's Atmosphere. O:) The quieter and more still my thoughts are, the louder and more active my characters' voices are.Danyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-27823442580553188242009-10-26T11:17:50.595-04:002009-10-26T11:17:50.595-04:00That's a good tip on how to find a character&#...That's a good tip on how to find a character's voice. I've done that recently and it really helped. Actually, it made me want to write the entire story in first person, but I figured it'd be better left in third person how it should be :DCindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-86627414602827988902009-10-26T10:39:26.514-04:002009-10-26T10:39:26.514-04:00Can you wear those shoes and ride? Ha. Congratulat...Can you wear those shoes and ride? Ha. Congratulations.<br />I'm going to try your write-a-scene-in-first-person suggestion. I have interviewed characters so that they answer in first person, and it really added depth to them.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-78178610397371714052009-10-26T10:23:19.875-04:002009-10-26T10:23:19.875-04:00Great post. I've been thinking a lot about vo...Great post. I've been thinking a lot about voice recently and have been developing my own MC, although the book is written in first person already. Maybe I will try writing something in one of the other character's POV just so I get a better idea of them.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11795668965659926769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-15459955789610384442009-10-26T09:58:41.237-04:002009-10-26T09:58:41.237-04:00I'm so glad to see the award is starting to ma...I'm so glad to see the award is starting to make it's rounds. You are very deserving! Congratulations.Susan R. Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09578747592345750650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-52119547990306112122009-10-26T09:56:36.288-04:002009-10-26T09:56:36.288-04:00It's really getting to know the character that...It's really getting to know the character that works best for me. When I have a character w/ a weak voice, it is usually because I haven't really fleshed him/her out in my mind.<br /><br />The backwork of creating that character bible really helps for me.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014195715998913268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-19141085212989960712009-10-26T09:42:23.446-04:002009-10-26T09:42:23.446-04:00Great Post. We must be on the same wave length tod...Great Post. We must be on the same wave length today because I did a brief post about voice this morning w/a linkity-link to a more in-depth post about voice. : )<br /><br />Congrats on the award!<br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281953808326156682.post-47712607614332083772009-10-26T09:13:14.166-04:002009-10-26T09:13:14.166-04:00I heard one time that you could interview your cha...I heard one time that you could interview your character to get into their voice. I did it once; it was really fun and actually worked.<br /><br />I love the write-a-scene-in-first-person idea. I think I'll try that too!Linda Kagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259042112816376940noreply@blogger.com