Activity for Word Smithâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #13114 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #13100 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
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How do I create different speaking styles for my characters? In my fiction writing, how do I create individual speaking styles for my characters? It is more than giving one or two of them an accent or dialect. What techniques do you use to vary the structure, rhythm, vocabulary and phrasing of each of your characters? I find it really hard to do, because all... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |
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A: What are the reasons behind Writer's block? Professionals would say "writer's block" doesn't exist. They have contracts with publishers and deadlines to meet and they have to get on with the "day job" same as everyone else, but... "It's just that it's so hard..." (Prince Arthur character in Shrek 3). And it is. Really. Really hard. And someti... (more) |
— | over 9 years ago |