character voice
S20E4 – Myth Four: Characters Control the Author
I craft everything in the beginning. I know where the characters are going before I start writing the book. – Ann Patchett
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S13E9 – All Characters Feel the Same
Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be one person. – F. Scott Fitzgerald
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S13E4 – Why Didn’t They Think of That?
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something – Plato
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S6E5 – Character Voice and Point of View
I don’t know where people got the idea that characters in books are supposed to be likable. Books are not in the business of creating merely likeable characters with whom you can have some simple identification with. Books are in the business of creating great stories that make you’re brain go ahhbdgbdmerhbergurhbudgerbudbaaarr. – John Green
Read MoreWriter’s Retreat: Character Design
Good characters will make or break a book. It can be set in an amazing world and have a the best plot ever, but if the characters are flat, your book will be too. That’s why it’s important to design your characters in both word and action. Each character should have a unique voice. The…
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