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A problem I have when writing is that all of my characters behavior and speech ends up mirroring that of my own. As a result nearly all of my characters end up being practically indistinguishable f...
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character-development
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System
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2019-12-08T03:18:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
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RhysW
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2019-12-08T03:18:01Z (almost 5 years ago)
A problem I have when writing is that all of my characters behavior and speech ends up mirroring that of my own. As a result nearly all of my characters end up being practically indistinguishable from each other, they aren't unique in how they talk. I want to give my characters individual mannerisms and different voices but I feel like I have a limited pool to pick from and they all end up sounding and acting very similarly. I have tried 'Interviewing the characters' to find out more about them from their perspective, but I have the same issue of _me_ ending up answering the questions nearly all the same. How can I broaden my own understanding of my characters to better differentiate them from each other?
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System
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2014-01-06T13:26:01Z (almost 11 years ago)
Original score: 5