If
you’re a pantser, it’s pretty rare to get a spot-on narrative voice during your
very first draft. After all if your plot and character change, the whole tone
of your book might, too.
But
since we’ve been prepping for 29 days now, we’ve got a good idea for the mood
we’re going to set. And we know whose story we’re telling. We know where we’re
headed. And we know what POV we’re going to use to tell the tale.
Today
we’re going to experiment with narrative voice.
Even
if you’re not writing in first person, voice is super important. The first page
of PHILOSOPHER’S STONE is chock-full of fantastical voicey goodness. Katniss’
hostility shines through from the very first scene. And Tris’ flat, abnegation
affect is obvious from the opening paragraph.
Today’s links:
How
does your story sound?
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