tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3809550522991327450..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: When you can't stand the sound of your own voice - by Rosalie WarrenKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-4280003983577376592018-05-05T02:43:49.347+01:002018-05-05T02:43:49.347+01:00Thanks for these interesting responses, Umberto an...Thanks for these interesting responses, Umberto and Bill. Sorry for the delay in replying - I was travelling all yesterday and am now in Vancouver B.C.!<br />Rosalie Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790708661647164052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-44455841867338565852018-05-04T13:06:36.064+01:002018-05-04T13:06:36.064+01:00I suppose it afflicts me in a different way, Ros....I suppose it afflicts me in a different way, Ros. I rely on my characters for everything. I just sit here, watch what they do, listen to what they say and write it all down. At first, I've only a vague idea of who they are, where they're going, how they're going to behave, but they soon let me know and I put it on the screen. All of which is a bit of a problem when there are none in my head waiting to be let loose.<br />And that all seems to be contrary to the first advice I give any would-be writer who asks for it, which is 'Trust your own voice'. I don't understand the alchemy, but I'm glad I have access to it.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-82047593193028591802018-05-04T02:50:41.434+01:002018-05-04T02:50:41.434+01:00Yes. I know how that is. And yes to letting charac...Yes. I know how that is. And yes to letting characters and fictional narrators take the lead (and the rap.) I'm with you, and judging from your works, you do it quite compellingly. Thanks for the thought-rendering post. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.com