tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post6022022260520577235..comments2024-02-20T12:43:55.753-08:00Comments on R. L. LaFevers: Going On a Voice HuntRobin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-65968108223253784442009-04-08T11:20:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:20:00.000-07:00Natural voice usually works, but I'm curious how t...Natural voice usually works, but I'm curious how to keep it natural when crossing cultures and time periods with characters. I'm using first person POV on a Renaissance era character right now, which means no contractions, more "courtly" language at times, etc. It seems to take me further and further from my natural Voice, but then again, I don't want the character to have my personality either. It's more of an experiment for me right now...at worst I'll learn how badly I can botch it, then it's all downhill from there!<BR/><BR/>That's why I specifically asked Robin this question. The Theodosia voice is very natural, but also completely believable in terms of age, era, and culture which is a pretty good trick.Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164450794686655709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-45499478950883992092009-04-08T08:12:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:12:00.000-07:00I know! Short of dumping all your friends and gett...I know! Short of dumping all your friends and getting new ones, I'm coming up empty on this one. Maybe it's how I talk to my best friends about a variety of different topics, some serious, some not much so. Cause if I'm having a conversation about religion I sound way different than if I'm relaying my best college dorm prank story. <BR/>Hmmm...something to think on.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-2422190156993215132009-04-08T08:07:00.000-07:002009-04-08T08:07:00.000-07:00Glad you're finding it helpful, Dave! More to come...Glad you're finding it helpful, Dave! More to come later today.<BR/><BR/>Hey PJ! I'm so glad you liked the Theodosia voice. I have to say, that's probably my truest voice to date. When I did some of these exercises for the first time, I was surprised to discover how wordy and somewhat formal my normal voice is. I really do talk in complex clauses!<BR/><BR/>And I really like that definition of voice, that it's how it sounds when talking amongst your best friends! The problem I ran into though, was how does that change--or should it--if I'm telling a radically different story from Theodosia.Robin Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02960833482145500665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-59648679337135005822009-04-07T14:02:00.000-07:002009-04-07T14:02:00.000-07:00Great post, Robin. And I love your voice in the Th...Great post, Robin. And I love your voice in the Theodosia books!<BR/><BR/>I've heard this about voice which I loved - it's how you sound when you're talking amongst your very good friends vs. how you talk in a group of strangers. The real you.PJ Hooverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02602205868934777662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26414616.post-49931002662450807462009-04-07T10:19:00.000-07:002009-04-07T10:19:00.000-07:00This is good stuff - keep it coming!This is good stuff - keep it coming!Dave Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00164450794686655709noreply@blogger.com