tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post6999939005148635097..comments2024-02-12T15:15:51.364+02:00Comments on The Five Year Project: A to Z Challenge: VoiceMisha Gerrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-7495121463939836732011-05-02T21:46:27.960+02:002011-05-02T21:46:27.960+02:00I try to imagine situations in various ways and ho...I try to imagine situations in various ways and how that character would respond; how I would respond. It's a great way to put it into perspective and decide which is a better option. After all, our characters aren't always a representation of ourselves- so it's nice to get a fresh perspective sometimes.Muay Thai Los Angeleshttp://www.1800cartitleloan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-66598913788146797972011-04-27T10:00:53.061+02:002011-04-27T10:00:53.061+02:00Thanks Paula. Strangely enough, it's rare for ...Thanks Paula. Strangely enough, it's rare for me to have characters that look like actors. I have one guy looking somewhat like Sean Connery. That's it. ^_^<br /><br />Thank you very much Murugi! I will pass it on in May. <br /><br />Thanks Denise!<br /><br />Rosalind, people like that get on my nerves. Who are they to say whether or not your method works? Interviews so happen to be the best way for me to get to know the characters. I even pick up on their quirks. <br /><br />Em, that's great! I think my voices need some work, but I'm getting there. <br /><br />Thanks so much, Wendy!<br /><br />Thanks LB! How do you keep your voice and that of the story separate?<br /><br />Laura that's what I try for. I'm getting better at it. ^_^<br /><br />Lol Busy that does sound interesting. <br /><br />Great, Carrie. Let me know how it goes. <br /><br />Thanks Jeffrey!<br /><br />Thank you very much for the award, Debbie! It's great if MCs are distinctive. It makes the voice come out easier. <br /><br />Thanks PK! I thought about avoiding the well-trodden route, but voice is too important to me. :-)<br /><br />Lol oh yes, Angela. Writing is the world's only socially-accepted form of Schizophrenia. :-P<br /><br />Kathy, writing can be a challenge, but it shouldn't ever feel like work. ^_^ <br /><br />Thanks, Steve! People do tend to shy away from contemplating voice, for some reason. <br /><br />Kathy B, the interviews I have in mind are a little different. I don't do the eye-color, hair-color thing. It's more like conversing with the character. <br /><br />Me too, Sharon. My family laughs when I read because I live myself into the story. ^_^Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-9746553989648291482011-04-27T06:54:49.892+02:002011-04-27T06:54:49.892+02:00I do the same thing...I put myself in the characte...I do the same thing...I put myself in the character's world and try to react as he or she would. I do the same thing when I'm reading a book.Sharon K. Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07799235347319851345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-36958237238452152352011-04-27T04:16:08.990+02:002011-04-27T04:16:08.990+02:00How true...about the trying to act out the charact...How true...about the trying to act out the character...before I know it the voices cross and get jumbled. My problem - I don't like doing interviews (sigh). Maybe that's why I write more nonfiction narrative than anything else (!!??) Good post!<br /><br />Glad to hear you completed your re-write - early even! :~)<br /><br />KathyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246661245845728004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-66897580290578109642011-04-27T00:45:01.792+02:002011-04-27T00:45:01.792+02:00Too few writers spend enough time thinking about h...Too few writers spend enough time thinking about how to make their characters distinct in their speech patterns. My time as a film reviewer would be far more enjoyable if more screenwriters would put even a fraction of the thought into this topic that you have!<br /><br />Great post!Steve Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11263633883997493518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-75778320035936415802011-04-26T23:57:27.082+02:002011-04-26T23:57:27.082+02:00Congratulations on the Versatile Blogger award!Wri...Congratulations on the Versatile Blogger award!Writing seems like very hard work, but God Bless writers for giving a 'voice' to so many topics.<br />Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your kind comments. That Victoria Wharf picture is so typical of a New Brunswick Autumn.<br />Kathy at Oak Lawn Images<br />http://oaklawnimages.blogspot.com/Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069212392695293682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-66914036852655402072011-04-26T20:09:57.351+02:002011-04-26T20:09:57.351+02:00So what you're saying is that you write what t...So what you're saying is that you write what the voices in your head tell you too. *wink*Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-64366721418431573802011-04-26T19:14:22.159+02:002011-04-26T19:14:22.159+02:00A popular subject for V day! Very well said!A popular subject for V day! Very well said!PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-89270590104582727422011-04-26T18:08:02.139+02:002011-04-26T18:08:02.139+02:00I'm trying very hard to get my voice for my cu...I'm trying very hard to get my voice for my current WIP spot on. My MC is quite distinctive.<br /><br />Excellent tips. Thank you.<br /><br />And I see Wendy has beaten me to it, but I'd also awarded you the Versatile blogger award, or you might prefer to pick up the Stylish blogger there instead and kill two birds ;)<br /><br />Well deserved and it's been great to meet you.<br /><br />warm wishes<br />DebbieBluestocking Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502764742097142372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-38454463215688606442011-04-26T17:07:07.723+02:002011-04-26T17:07:07.723+02:00Excellent tips - especially acting on the page. Th...Excellent tips - especially acting on the page. Thank you. :)Jeffrey Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031056305581520834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-44194778941847754422011-04-26T15:33:17.334+02:002011-04-26T15:33:17.334+02:00I really like these tips. I'm going to have t...I really like these tips. I'm going to have to think about the acting on the page tip. I'd like to give that a try.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226974782422398270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-8605460696034628152011-04-26T15:29:21.731+02:002011-04-26T15:29:21.731+02:00I never thought on HOW I got my voice to sound aut...I never thought on HOW I got my voice to sound authentic. It usually does. I think it is do to the fact that I live in the Bronx, but think I'm British. LOL! Can you imagine the phrases I come up with?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692328029597964233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-5493722501048193272011-04-26T15:22:59.041+02:002011-04-26T15:22:59.041+02:00I find that the character voices are easy once the...I find that the character voices are easy once they "click". I mean, once I hit that point where they become real and I feel like I'm running after them, trying to keep up with what they're doing. Then they say and do things that are distinct and unique to them.Laura Josephsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-13008785494877108332011-04-26T15:05:42.023+02:002011-04-26T15:05:42.023+02:00Voice is a tough subject because each writer needs...Voice is a tough subject because each writer needs to find their own voice and their own way of discovering it. I like how you give your strategy as an example. "Becoming" the character is a great idea. I try to do the same.<br /><br />Nice post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-7624080738489035492011-04-26T13:35:30.508+02:002011-04-26T13:35:30.508+02:00Hey Misha, you know I love your blog so my first m...Hey Misha, you know I love your blog so my first monination for the Versatile Blogger award is to you. Please get it from my blog.Wendy@FabNouveauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279778187031288695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-50402479995404773322011-04-26T12:46:57.866+02:002011-04-26T12:46:57.866+02:00I took a while to hone "voice," at least...I took a while to hone "voice," at least for me. But once I got it, I GOT it.Karen Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522178275164058849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-87821406468987175152011-04-26T12:39:32.707+02:002011-04-26T12:39:32.707+02:00I blogged once about interviewing my characters an...I blogged once about interviewing my characters and it's the only time I've ever received a negative comment. Someone said it's the sort of thing she did in school and I was being childish so I'm very relieved to read that you interview your characters too. It's the best way I find to get the right 'voice' for the character.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61010165323923852352011-04-26T12:17:50.866+02:002011-04-26T12:17:50.866+02:00Hi Misha. This was very helpful. Getting the voice...Hi Misha. This was very helpful. Getting the voice right is just so crucial. Thank you.<br /><br />Denise<3Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-61042678567139093282011-04-26T11:44:15.264+02:002011-04-26T11:44:15.264+02:00Voice..a very important aspect in writing and our ...Voice..a very important aspect in writing and our day to day life too! Great blog. I have awarded you with the stylish Blog Award. Please check it out on my blog post for today.<br /><br />Thanks.<br />Murugi A Njehia<br />Her WorldAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970598232649255008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5190412120537448720.post-4772836412741492762011-04-26T11:02:28.034+02:002011-04-26T11:02:28.034+02:00I hear their voices inside my head. Sometimes the...I hear their voices inside my head. Sometimes the main character sounds like me, sometimes not. <br />Or sometimes I imagine a specific actor playing the part of my hero, and I hear HIS voice in my head.<br />Interesting post, Misha.Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.com