When my book’s characters fell silent I couldn’t give up on them. Here’s a compilation of ideas on how to re-enter your story’s world.
How to Restore a Character’s Voice When They Develop Laryngitis
Hope you can join us and add to the list!
JAN O'HARA
USA Today Bestselling Author
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heading on over 😀
Excellent ideas, Jan. As someone who switched formats (from author to screenwriter) I find my characters are more writer friendly, possibly due to the requirement of leaving so much of the story open to creative interpretation for actors, directors, etc. IE, you have to mostly write action and dialogue with concise description. When a character falls silent I must find him quickly because he’s up to something.
I recently downloaded a professional screenwriting format program. It doesn’t play well with Word, so the rewrite is in progress. It’s amazing how much it’s already improved the story. The characters seem happier, except for the villain who’s gotten much worse.
As long as they don’t become mustache-twirlers, the worsening of villains can only be a good thing.
Which program are you using Phyllis? (Don’t feel obliged to answer. I’m just curious.)
That’s so cool how you broke it down by learning style. I’ve never seen that approach to writing before.
Oh, thanks, K. (I’m not sure if you’re okay with me using your given name.) I’m not sure why that combination occurred to me, but when it did, I thought it made for a good way to organize the ideas.
Using my given name is fine – thanks for asking 🙂
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Raebeth, sorry for the delayed reply. I’m so pleased you followed me here. Welcome.
Visiting you from Writer Unboxed. Thank you for the informative story….
Oh, my pleasure. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it.