tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post8294392519302810268..comments2024-03-10T10:34:02.181+02:00Comments on The Alliterative Allomorph: MY CHARACTERS WON'T SHUT UP!Jessica Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-86612507247992271402010-06-22T12:33:32.076+03:002010-06-22T12:33:32.076+03:00I am my main character and I write what's on m...I am my main character and I write what's on my mind. And it goes yada-yada non-stop too sometimes :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-52028306724917884862010-06-22T02:41:17.365+03:002010-06-22T02:41:17.365+03:00Worse - mine just sit around and think. Will you p...Worse - mine just sit around and think. Will you please DO something, people?? LOL<br /><br />Glad I'm not the only one that has to work to put the SHOW and ACTION in there! :)Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-66966292966418949292010-06-21T09:51:19.573+03:002010-06-21T09:51:19.573+03:00Part of my problem is that I dislike writing dialo...Part of my problem is that I dislike writing dialogue. all these things---> ", get on my nerves. Then I struggle to find the voice that fits the character. When I'm reading too little dialogue gets on my nerves as well. Too much can do the same. I'm still trying to figure out how to strike a balance so that I can get on with it and write.Marjoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958530958484080973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-8345422721752458272010-06-20T22:13:49.570+03:002010-06-20T22:13:49.570+03:00Looking forward to your Movie Dirty Dozen on Monda...Looking forward to your Movie Dirty Dozen on Monday!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-34782958688695463952010-06-20T03:27:13.935+03:002010-06-20T03:27:13.935+03:00Like others have said, it depends on what I'm ...Like others have said, it depends on what I'm trying to do and what the characters are doing. There are points when I have characters conversing for great lengths, but I mostly use it as a device for illuminating backstory, setting up for action to come, revealing inner thoughts of characters and their personalities, or to get across a particular philosophy or theme my story is trying to convey (kind of like Ayn Rand I suppose). I see it as part of showing and not telling in a sense--in other words instead of me (the author) telling in narrative, I let my character express my ideas for me.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a>Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-52252605055625875792010-06-19T21:16:35.237+03:002010-06-19T21:16:35.237+03:00My characters are so noisy that if I wasn't a ...My characters are so noisy that if I wasn't a writer, I'd be committed by now for schizophrenia.Sangu Mandannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464061265952789628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-10983771760992766852010-06-19T03:39:36.646+03:002010-06-19T03:39:36.646+03:00I love writing dialogue, so sadly my characters so...I love writing dialogue, so sadly my characters sometimes talk too much too!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-32649518098440696492010-06-19T00:57:55.854+03:002010-06-19T00:57:55.854+03:00My first drafts are always very dialog heavy--it i...My first drafts are always very dialog heavy--it is EXACTLY how I get the story OUT of me. They meander, they kvetch... they talk a lot! It is the edit where I decide what stays (and is incredibly clever) and what slows the pace down or speeds it up inappropriately (usually talk slows, but not always)<br /><br />Good luck straightening them out!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-6941608742832887262010-06-18T23:24:36.548+03:002010-06-18T23:24:36.548+03:00Mine too. lol. Sometimes they don't even talk ...Mine too. lol. Sometimes they don't even talk too much in dialogue, sometimes it's in narration. :)Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313619484424363895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-81582789471729201232010-06-18T21:52:10.326+03:002010-06-18T21:52:10.326+03:00Oh yes. When I'm editing I have to go back aft...Oh yes. When I'm editing I have to go back afterwards and take *all* of the beginnings and ends of their conversations out...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-46333809287294004022010-06-18T21:23:38.400+03:002010-06-18T21:23:38.400+03:00lol mine definitely distract me from the plot too!...lol mine definitely distract me from the plot too! Have fun with that...MBW aka Olleymaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06311893784715159105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-84550177796662765602010-06-18T20:59:49.919+03:002010-06-18T20:59:49.919+03:00Maybe your characters could talk to my characters ...Maybe your characters could talk to my characters and we could get some work done?? :) Have a great weekend!Jill Kemererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865493609868329393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-12107921840750734102010-06-18T20:07:31.835+03:002010-06-18T20:07:31.835+03:00Sometimes I like it, sometimes I hate it. Dialgoue...Sometimes I like it, sometimes I hate it. Dialgoue can be fun, and other times it can be chore. Depends on my mood ;-)<br /><br />But most of the time my character want to talk! I just have to get up the drive to let them. ;-)<br /><br />~JDJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390400360357693403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-49551705730598858802010-06-18T19:57:14.582+03:002010-06-18T19:57:14.582+03:00I often find that writing is easy, but getting fro...I often find that writing is easy, but getting from one scene to the next is what proves difficult, and making a scene HAVE A POINT.<br /><br />When I first read the title, I thught you meant that you're one of the types of writers that has their characters talking to them. Like, telling the author what to do and stuff. I don't mean while writing, I mean in real life. In which case, for that half a second,I envied you.Riv Rehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385226727864037794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-31137619375765447552010-06-18T19:52:45.065+03:002010-06-18T19:52:45.065+03:00Elspeth: Ha! I was thinking today that I might be ...Elspeth: Ha! I was thinking today that I might be better at screenplays ... But, you're right ... no :o)Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-44943494381455018652010-06-18T19:28:10.673+03:002010-06-18T19:28:10.673+03:00My characters talk A LOT; so much, in fact, that ...My characters talk A LOT; so much, in fact, that sometimes I wonder if it just might be easier to turn my WIP into a play. But then, no...Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-22333063279807465592010-06-18T19:14:17.195+03:002010-06-18T19:14:17.195+03:00My character tend not to talk much. I usually don&...My character tend not to talk much. I usually don't care during the first draft, but have to give them free voice in subsequent drafts. They like to move pretty fast, but by the end, It becomes a character based novel.Elizabeth McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08769477449767726442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-33017181392903517182010-06-18T18:46:13.364+03:002010-06-18T18:46:13.364+03:00My characters have finally learned to talk to each...My characters have finally learned to talk to each other. I forgot to add dialogue at first, so am now adding it into the chapters that need it.<br />If they talk too much, I will kill them off, I appear to be doing a lot of that lately. LOLGlynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-45639867405578203112010-06-18T18:05:31.326+03:002010-06-18T18:05:31.326+03:00My characters talk non-stop! Sometimes I have dia...My characters talk non-stop! Sometimes I have dialogue running in my head even when I'm not writing. How scary is that?Renaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190361875174742351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-56962102203483376112010-06-18T18:02:49.260+03:002010-06-18T18:02:49.260+03:00I'm sorry your characters are being difficult!...I'm sorry your characters are being difficult! Sometimes my characters talk a lot, but it normally goes well with the pace of the novel. Sorry you're having a hard time!Bethany Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12829932931010851406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-21719592157397546332010-06-18T18:00:05.651+03:002010-06-18T18:00:05.651+03:00They don't talk in my head but I do have to ma...They don't talk in my head but I do have to make sure that dialogue runs are actually moving the story forward!Laura Paulinghttp://www.laurapauling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-40483992697271404372010-06-18T17:52:18.473+03:002010-06-18T17:52:18.473+03:00Dang it, I'm just trying to get them START tal...Dang it, I'm just trying to get them START talking!<br />It's almost like they don't want to share the story yet!<br />They won't say a WORD!<br />I stare at a blank screen, and nothing.<br />If they keep this up, they'll be deleted.Kelly Freestonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212826771270227641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-53773926618789557292010-06-18T17:42:11.160+03:002010-06-18T17:42:11.160+03:00Mine were chatty in the beginning, but I curbed th...Mine were chatty in the beginning, but I curbed that behavior real quick.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-82511936292818854552010-06-18T17:21:00.595+03:002010-06-18T17:21:00.595+03:00Well, they never talk to me. They talk to the othe...Well, they never talk to me. They talk to the other characters and force me to eavesdrop.<br /><br />And usually, they are NOT from the book I'm currently working on, either. *frustrated glare that they ignore*Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3315861630765119669.post-33094337747273180742010-06-18T16:59:57.648+03:002010-06-18T16:59:57.648+03:00I find that my characters want to talk at bed-time...I find that my characters want to talk at bed-time. It's so annoying when this happens because I know I have to listen. I'm pretty sure I'm the cause of this though, I'm far too controlling of them when I'm writing. This is the only time they really have to have their say.Jaydee Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01069805915071090479noreply@blogger.com