Characters are complex fictional beings with different physical attributes, backstories, and emotional wounds, but one of the most overlooked ways to distinguish them is by character voice. Writers can get creative with how they present their characters and give them lifelike voices that will entertain readers. There are seven specific ways writers can show character voice, which include giving characters' accents, slang or jargon, diction or word choice, tone or volume, phra

Voice is one of the most distinctive features within fiction and from authors' different writing styles alone. There are certain literary devices that can allow authors and writers express and show characters' worldviews, distinguish multiple characters from one another, or create emotional atmospheres in their setting descriptions and environments that speaks to their readers. Previously, I discussed literary devices for adding style and adding color. Below are a few lite

In my previous blog posts, I discussed nine generic types of characters and five common story characters in fiction, but what actually creates a character? What brings them to life off the page for readers and allows them to connect with them on a personal level? What are the things that make readers want to root for them, care for them, relate to them, or make them want to know what happens next in the following chapter? What makes realistic characters? Is it their physica