Shannon
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Heather Demetrios:
How do you find your character's voice? Especially in books like I'll Meet You There where there are two different characters sharing their thoughts and need to have their voices distinguishable (so readers don't get confused while reading).
Heather Demetrios
One really good way is to journal as your character. So, pretend like you are them, writing a diary entry. This isn't something that will likely end up in the book - it's a way to get to know your character better. You have to really let them speak through you. I have a very mystical notion about writing and stories: I really feel like, on some plane, these characters are real. It's crazy, the thoughts or lines that will come to me out of nowhere. I also do things like make playlists or collage. It also helps to read and watch a lot of movies, just to have all these different ways of talking and looking about the world inside you.
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Emily
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Heather Demetrios:
I really enjoyed Bad Romance. What are some other books you think that I might enjoy?
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