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Exercise: Your Character's Distinct Voice

The purpose of this exercise is to see how much you've differentiated each of your main characters' voices from each other. How to Use Pick a few major characters in your story. (I recommend using between 3 and 6.) For each of the numbered prompts below, choose what each character would say in that circumstance. You may want to write a few sentences of dialogue from that character or a quick internal monologue. These lines are meant to generate short pieces of dialogue (about 1-5 sentences), as it's easiest to compare lines to each other that way. If you start writing long paragraphs or another character's reply to your character, then sto

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Exercise: Your Character's Distinct Voice by MissLunaRose, literature

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Exercise: Your Character's Distinct Voice

Proofreading Tips #3: Indefinite Pronouns by GoldCoinComics, literature

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Proofreading Tips #3: Indefinite Pronouns

Why are these important when proofreading? It's knowing when to use a singular or a plural verb. The "indefinite" part of these pronouns refers to the fact that the subject is undefined. Many writers fall into the grammar trap by assuming that because the pronoun is referencing multiple entities, it requires a plural verb. Often it just "won't sound right" otherwise. But when these entities are referred to as a collective, a singular verb is the word you'll want to use. Examples of singular verb indefinite pronouns include:AnyoneAnybodyAnythingEachEitherEveryEveryoneEverybodyEverythingNeitherNobodyNothingSomeoneSomebodySomething Here are some

Proofreading Tips #2 Semicolon Conjunctive Adverbs by GoldCoinComics, literature

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Proofreading Tips #2 Semicolon Conjunctive Adverbs

...Wow, that's a mouthful! These suckers are used to attach two independent clauses as one single sentence. Many people have confusion about when to use commas, semicolons, and colons. Semicolon conjunctive adverbs are helpful to emphasize the relationship between two thoughts (as opposed to separate sentences). Here is a list of words commonly used for this:ConsequentlyFurthermoreHoweverThereforeThenThusAdditionallySimilarlySubsequently Some examples in sentences include: "She arrived to school late; consequently, the teacher did not accept her homework." "Man could not overcome the demon army; thus, the age of darkness was born." "He forgot

Quick Tips to Child Dialogue by Jazeki, literature

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Quick Tips to Child Dialogue

These are more like observations in no particular order or consequence (and again, don't apply to every character), but should come in handy with bringing your character to life. Best of luck! The younger the child, the more intimate the dialogue. Consider the difference between a five-year-old child calling his mother "Mommy" and a teenager using "Ma" or "Mother". Nicknames are important. They also indicate a closeness between characters or an affinity for another character. Important things are given important names. There is a good reason that the child's favorite stuffed dinosaur is named Mr.Dino. Young children tend to use their o

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