18.49: Giving Your Story A Voice
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What does it mean if your writing is voice-y?\\xa0 How do you give your character a natural voice? We approach this question from the high-level perspective of craft, and the granular level of word choice and sentence structure. Erin talks about the research she did about Appalachian English for her short story Wolfy Things. And Mary Robinette Kowal tells us what it\\u2019s like to be an audiobook narrator, and how this helps her bring characters to life on the page.\\xa0
Just a reminder that our final episodes of the year will be guided by three of host Erin Roberts\\u2019 short stories: Wolfy Things, Sour Milk Girls, Snake Season. Note: these books involve some darker themes. All of these short stories are available for free online and also have audio versions available.\\xa0
Homework:\\xa0
Listen to someone\'s voice (a person in a coffee shop, someone on a podcast, etc.) Now write a scene from your WIP trying to approximate the essence of that voice.\\xa0
Thing of the Week:\\xa0
\\u201cExhalation\\u201d by Ted Chiang\\xa0
Liner Notes:\\xa0
\\u201cA House with Good Bones\\u201dby Ursula Vernon/ T. Kingfisher
Credits: Your hosts for this episode were Mary Robinette Kowal, DongWon Song, Erin Roberts, Dan Wells, and Howard Tayler. It was produced by Emma Reynolds, recorded by Marshall Carr, Jr., and mastered by Alex Jackson.
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