Comments on: Say That Again, Would You? http://pcwrede.com/blog/say-that-again-would-you/ Patricia C. Wrede talks about writing Thu, 23 May 2013 05:55:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Gillian http://pcwrede.com/blog/say-that-again-would-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 Gillian Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:21:35 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=757#comment-2600 I am hoping it will work for me as well :-) And you've got me hooked now - Chrestomanci is one of my all-time favourite fictional characters and I adore the Dowager Duchess. So anyone who talks anything like either of them is worth a try! I am hoping it will work for me as well :-) And you’ve got me hooked now – Chrestomanci is one of my all-time favourite fictional characters and I adore the Dowager Duchess. So anyone who talks anything like either of them is worth a try!

]]> By: pcwrede http://pcwrede.com/blog/say-that-again-would-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 pcwrede Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:44:54 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=757#comment-2597 Gillian - Starting with exggerated character speech patterns and then easing into more subtle differences worked well for me, so I assume it will work equally well for a certain number of other writers (probably including you). As for Amberglas - I've been asked whether I took her dialog pattern from Gracie Allen, but she actually began life as a sort of cross between Diana Wynne Jones' Chrestomanci and Dorothy Sayers' Dowager Duchess of Denver...and she went rapidly in her own direction the minute I began putting her on the page. Gillian – Starting with exggerated character speech patterns and then easing into more subtle differences worked well for me, so I assume it will work equally well for a certain number of other writers (probably including you). As for Amberglas – I’ve been asked whether I took her dialog pattern from Gracie Allen, but she actually began life as a sort of cross between Diana Wynne Jones’ Chrestomanci and Dorothy Sayers’ Dowager Duchess of Denver…and she went rapidly in her own direction the minute I began putting her on the page.

]]> By: Gillian http://pcwrede.com/blog/say-that-again-would-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2596 Gillian Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:44:09 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=757#comment-2596 I love the way Telemain talks - and I must admit I often need the "translation" myself! I've only ever consciously given one character an obvious speech pattern - she always talks about herself in third person unless she's very moved by something. It may be a little exaggerated or heavy-handed but I think it works. I think I need to read The Seven Towers! I love the way Telemain talks – and I must admit I often need the “translation” myself! I’ve only ever consciously given one character an obvious speech pattern – she always talks about herself in third person unless she’s very moved by something. It may be a little exaggerated or heavy-handed but I think it works.

I think I need to read The Seven Towers!

]]> By: pcwrede http://pcwrede.com/blog/say-that-again-would-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 pcwrede Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:14:46 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=757#comment-2586 Alex - One of my crit group told me that she decided Emereck was worth taking seriously when she realized that he could have a sensible conversation with Amberglas. I was very chuffed. I still dearly love her, but yes, doing her dialog was hard! Alex – One of my crit group told me that she decided Emereck was worth taking seriously when she realized that he could have a sensible conversation with Amberglas. I was very chuffed. I still dearly love her, but yes, doing her dialog was hard!

]]> By: Alex Fayle http://pcwrede.com/blog/say-that-again-would-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2584 Alex Fayle Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:13:47 +0000 http://pcwrede.com/blog/?p=757#comment-2584 Having finally just read the Seven Towers (thanks to the Kindle ebook release), I was really taken with Amberglass's way of speaking. It must have been a challenge to come up with seemingly absurd speech while still containing enough meaning to forward the plot. I'm about to start the rewrite of my third novel with three teenage protagonists and I've been thinking that I'm going to have to be very clear on the distinction between their speech patterns to keep them all from merging into a generic teen. Thanks for the reminder! Having finally just read the Seven Towers (thanks to the Kindle ebook release), I was really taken with Amberglass’s way of speaking. It must have been a challenge to come up with seemingly absurd speech while still containing enough meaning to forward the plot.

I’m about to start the rewrite of my third novel with three teenage protagonists and I’ve been thinking that I’m going to have to be very clear on the distinction between their speech patterns to keep them all from merging into a generic teen.

Thanks for the reminder!

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