From Edie: Henry McLaughlin answers the question, "Does your character sound the same in every scene?" Learn how changing dialogue based on relationships, conflict, and circumstance creates believable characters.
Does Your Character's Voice Change? How Dialogue Reveals Personality, Growth, and Conflict
by Henry McLaughlin @RiverBendSagas
While preparing a class on dialogue recently, I came across a concept I hadn’t noticed or considered before: our character’s voice may change based on the situation they’re in.
Consider our own daily lives and the various situations we find ourselves in. If we have a day job, we speak in a different manner to our boss than we do our co-workers. If we’re in customer service, we often react differently with different customers. Some we can be playful and joke with. Others are strictly business and we maintain the professional decorum they demand, even if only non-verbally.
