Showing posts with label Writing an Un-Put-Downable Character (Part 7 of 10): Internal Dialogue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Writing an Un-Put-Downable Character (Part 7 of 10): Internal Dialogue. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2022

Writing an Un-Put-Downable Character (Part 7 of 10): Internal Dialogue


by A.C. Williams @ACW_Author

Do you talk to yourself? I do. Some of the best conversations I have are with myself, and (though I shouldn’t admit to it) some of the best arguments I have are with myself too. So if you do it, why don’t your characters do it too?

Last time in this series we talked about how a focus on a character’s language can tell readers a lot about his or her back story. Today we’re going to talk about one of the greatest tools for characterization you’re ever going to use: INTERNAL DIALOGUE.