How to write fiction 4. More about the voice
Last time we talked about voice and the fundamental decision about whether we are going to write in first person or third. Next we need to think about what our narrator’s voice sounds like. This might come as a surprise. Surely we’re ready to start writing now? Writing is writing, innit? The cat sat…
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Jan 08, 2018 10:47AM
Good post. I don't think you need to get rid of all the commas and apostrophes in your new book. You said your character can't read or write so he's not writing it, though pronunciation, grammar and tense would be affected.
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Nicely done, Will! Already I can relate to Jack Archer. It's good to develop characters who, although ignorant, have deep integrity and stand-up character. Our society needs reminders that the high-falutin' ain't always or necessarily the be-all and end-all. For most of us, our origins are with the hoi-polloi. (And proud of it!)Abraham Lincoln once said that God must love the common man, for why else would He have made so many of them?
Love the Lincoln quote!Another blog coming soon.
