Timeline for Finding the 'voice' of a character
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| Jun 13, 2013 at 18:26 | comment | added | Dale Hartley Emery | Yes, Steve Buscemi shows up in lots of my stories ;-) | |
| Jun 13, 2013 at 13:23 | comment | added | brianmearns | I'll just add to this a little: In another question someone suggested "casting" your characters. I.e., pick someone you know, or a celebrity, or even another character you know well to play the role in some hypothetical movie. This can certainly help you get a unique and consistent voice for the character in dialog. I also found that combining the two ideas was useful for developing the character's character: instead of just interviewing the character, I also "interviewed" the actor in the same way. Get to know the actor a little, and more importantly, explore the character with them. | |
| Mar 2, 2011 at 16:43 | vote | accept | Ian | ||
| Mar 2, 2011 at 16:43 | vote | accept | Ian | ||
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| Mar 2, 2011 at 16:42 | vote | accept | Ian | ||
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| Mar 2, 2011 at 16:41 | comment | added | Ian | Amazing! Thank you very much for this invaluable insight. I will look carefully at the link you have posted. | |
| Mar 2, 2011 at 16:40 | vote | accept | Ian | ||
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| Mar 2, 2011 at 11:12 | comment | added | Sky Red | +1 I like this open-ended approach, you never know where it's going to lead you. Will definitely try this out. | |
| Mar 2, 2011 at 11:09 | history | answered | Dale Hartley Emery | CC BY-SA 2.5 |