8/15/2023 0 Comments Dialogue tags in first person![]() How does your voice change? How have you achieved it?īut your voice will also take on a character in a third person text where the narrator is distant and not part of the story. Now rewrite the above passage in the voices of a male judge, a female reporter and the grandmother of Clarence. Ole Clarence Whoever was shaved clean like an animal, and dressed in the kind of hospital suit that psychos get, with jelly-jar glasses and all, the type of glasses worn by people with mostly gums and no teeth. Take for example this extract from Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre: This of course is more obvious in a first person text where the author is consciously taking on the voice of one of the characters to tell the story. In any piece of writing, the author, whether intentionally or not, becomes a character in their own work. ![]() When a publisher or editor talks about finding your voice, they’re not just talking about how your characters speak, but your distinctive tone of voice as the writer. If you are good at dialogue, make sure you’re not just writing a script if you’re poor at dialogue, you need to allow your characters to break out of their headspace and address the reader face-to-face. In my experience as a creative writing teacher I’ve discovered that there are two types of writers: those who are good at dialogue, and those who are not. This is the sixth session in my online creative writing course. Check out some books by your tutor Fiona Veitch Smith … (click on the book covers to find out more)
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