tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post8568367630595430499..comments2023-10-15T03:20:42.697-04:00Comments on Blog of Author Michelle McLean: There I am AgainMichelle McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730366330276974943noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-78409326806032281302009-07-27T22:55:38.032-04:002009-07-27T22:55:38.032-04:00Don't even mention it, Michelle - I have quite...Don't even <i>mention</i> it, Michelle - I have quite the same problem to deal with it, and it's exhausting! Absolutely exhausting. I have such a hard time diversifying the various voices across the board, whereas they must be diverse for the novel to succeed organically.<br /><br />Good luck as you continue to progress with your revisions. Keep us updated!Weronika Janczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578288655500573458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-90754682332702395592009-07-27T16:26:43.581-04:002009-07-27T16:26:43.581-04:00Haha, yes I have this problem every now and then, ...Haha, yes I have this problem every now and then, too. I keep forgetting that I'm old and teenagers of my time probably did stuff differently than teenagers of now. Sigh.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-88538949293384870122009-07-27T15:06:12.280-04:002009-07-27T15:06:12.280-04:00The litmus test for me is when i let my husband re...The litmus test for me is when i let my husband read my stuff. If he says, this is so you. I know I let myself slip in too much. It's hard not to.Roni Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719679344024635326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-52092238634804695872009-07-27T11:47:03.166-04:002009-07-27T11:47:03.166-04:00I'm guilty of putting myself into my character...I'm guilty of putting myself into my characters a little too much. My first draft came back from my beta readers with one major complaint. They couldn’t differentiate between a few characters. I hope I fixed that with edits.Katie Salidashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15159923761047042193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-85308179352905611482009-07-27T11:39:31.914-04:002009-07-27T11:39:31.914-04:00Yeah, it's way hard to keep the author's v...Yeah, it's way hard to keep the author's voice out of everybody's mouth. I do have a character who showed up one day and talks in a voice I've never heard. My crit buddies love him, so I have to figure out how-in-the-world or the alternate universe I channeled him.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-50119555921367127862009-07-27T11:33:21.438-04:002009-07-27T11:33:21.438-04:00I'm usually pretty good at keeping my characte...I'm usually pretty good at keeping my characters separate from myself. Although there is always something of me in them--since I *am* the one writing them. But most of my characters are very different from me, and they all have a unique voice.<br /><br />Sometimes, though, I slip up and find a character saying exactly what I would in a situation. In that case, I do a lot of editing.<br /><br />Great post! :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670094635770401053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-33074453642456176572009-07-27T11:23:59.900-04:002009-07-27T11:23:59.900-04:00I have the opposite problem - I have my characters...I have the opposite problem - I have my characters do and say things that I would never do/say so that I can live vicariously through them.Kate Karyus Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581176126578915929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-91110887239918577402009-07-27T11:05:45.318-04:002009-07-27T11:05:45.318-04:00Once I'm done drafting, I'll have a lot of...Once I'm done drafting, I'll have a lot of work getting my three characters their own voice. Right now one of them is pretty unique, but the other two are way too much alike in their actions and attitudes.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369952902975144773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-77245607974407890602009-07-27T10:59:33.267-04:002009-07-27T10:59:33.267-04:00Sometimes I have to force myself to let my charact...Sometimes I have to force myself to let my characters make decisions that I personally would never make. It happens more and more often (which is good, because my characters are far more interesting than I am), but sometimes it's really hard, esp. when I don't agree with their decision in that situation. I worry too about getting published and having people think that because my characters made some decision, it's the same one I'd make. I don't suppose that's as much of a worry with YA though (or maybe it is?). <br /><br />Yeah - I struggle with it, but I'm usually hyper-aware of the separation between me and them, so I don't think too much of me gets into them. Perhaps I just don't know though.... ;-)Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-507167840242313545.post-30030740597204753182009-07-27T10:08:34.229-04:002009-07-27T10:08:34.229-04:00Ugh--I'm in the exact same boat as you. I'...Ugh--I'm in the exact same boat as you. I've got two POV characters. One is wayyyy too much like me! *cut, cut, cut*Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.com