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Q&A How do I avoid making all my characters speak like me?

Read other novels. They have dialog examples. Observe people. They have dialog examples. Understand your character. Imagine you are that person. Try to speak how that person would speak. Act it ou...

posted 8y ago by System‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:34:47Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:34:47Z (about 5 years ago)
1. Read other novels. They have dialog examples.

2. Observe people. They have dialog examples.

3. Understand your character. Imagine you are that person. Try to speak how that person would speak. Act it out at home, like an actor learning a role. Every time you write what that character would say take the time to get into that person and then speak from the state of being that person.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-09-12T08:16:39Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 3