Describe character using dialogue. Describe character using what the characters see or do or think, but not what they had done or where they had been.
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I like writing characters that seem different from one another. So if you were to hypothetically look at a bunch of lines from books I've written, just out of context, hopefully you would be able to determine who said what. That's the goal, anyway. I try to strongly differentiate through dialogue.
Often you find the character through the things they say. How they talk about other people, how they describe themselves - which is very rare.
I think I'm very strong at dialogue, I think I'm very strong in characterization. I think sometimes I use dialogue and character work to cover weaknesses in my plotting.
When you write, you hear the characters speaking to you as you take dictation from what they say. And obviously, they had particular personalities when you hear them.
Character and story are suggested by the voice in the words themselves.
I see people in terms of dialogue and I believe that people are their talk.
I've found that good dialogue tells you not only what people are saying or how they're communicating but it tells you a great deal - by dialect and tone, content and circumstance - about the quality of the character.
Usually the characters I play are men of few words, who communicate in non-verbal ways.
You have to find ways to relate to the characters you get to play. Put it in terms and in a context that speaks to you.
Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. It is also where we as writers discover our characters and allow them to become real.
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