tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post7796360475908495093..comments2024-03-28T05:34:42.670-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Can You Hear Me Now?Morgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-28426518156898658262013-04-05T08:50:59.480-05:002013-04-05T08:50:59.480-05:00Hey, Kathleen--how fun to see ou again. Yes, I met...Hey, Kathleen--how fun to see ou again. Yes, I met Kathleen in person at Epicon. I think I use two different voices, one for my Rocky Bluff P.D. series and another for my Deputy Tempe Crabtree series.Marilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-22554515907654322932013-03-31T14:58:21.446-05:002013-03-31T14:58:21.446-05:00Same here, Marilyn. It doesn't take long to he...Same here, Marilyn. It doesn't take long to hear that voice when reading a book. Rufus sounds fun. Is this a series?Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-4763881166454380902013-03-31T09:51:20.300-05:002013-03-31T09:51:20.300-05:00I agree with some of the opinions expressed here--...I agree with some of the opinions expressed here--authors can have several voices. I have one voice when I'm a 58-year-old female sleuth in my Twin Lakes mysteries, and another as Rufus, a ten-year-old boy whose magical abilities often get him into trouble. As a reader, I enjoy a voice that's forthright and unique. Difficult to describe, but the minute I start to read a book, I know whether or not I love the author's voice.Marilyn Levinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424778692932139865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-39464013148247650632013-03-30T16:39:44.407-05:002013-03-30T16:39:44.407-05:00Thanks, Alternative Inbound Marketing.
When you ta...Thanks, Alternative Inbound Marketing.<br />When you take a beginning writing class, you might not be taught about voice during that first lesson. It's something you have to work into in order to grasp its true meaning.Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-77117570146500407322013-03-30T16:37:11.048-05:002013-03-30T16:37:11.048-05:00Sometimes an author friend surprises me with a uni...Sometimes an author friend surprises me with a unique, but genuine voice. I guess it comes from one of those secret personalities we possess.Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-60915241672088945072013-03-30T15:57:45.328-05:002013-03-30T15:57:45.328-05:00It is voice that always captures my attention in a...It is voice that always captures my attention in a book. I just didn't know it until I started hanging around with writers and learning from them. It is like being involved in a really good conversation that you just can't step away from. Good blog post.Alternative Inbound Marketinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791827638385136598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-12600215288612550402013-03-30T15:52:24.409-05:002013-03-30T15:52:24.409-05:00Funny, but if I know an author, I can instantly te...Funny, but if I know an author, I can instantly tell how she projects her voice into her work. Some of the same phrases leak through.<br /><br />As far as authors I don't know personally, I instantly bond with certain authors' voices, and not with others. I don't know how or why, but I suspect it has something to do with using the right techniques in the right places. <br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://www.morganmandel.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-71885991058299957262013-03-30T11:16:59.277-05:002013-03-30T11:16:59.277-05:00Doctor Dan,
Authors do have difference voices, jus...Doctor Dan,<br />Authors do have difference voices, just like there are so many different sides to each of us. Being able to get in touch with a voice and bring it alive on the page is a real talent. You and Stout have that in common. I love Enoch Hale's voice. Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-51247387256022870852013-03-30T11:11:56.176-05:002013-03-30T11:11:56.176-05:00Jared, I agree that your voice, your true voice, c...Jared, I agree that your voice, your true voice, comes through in your novels. They could be written by no one else but you. Hope you catch a boatload. Kathleen Kaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500241341014235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-10752295729931851182013-03-30T09:59:40.494-05:002013-03-30T09:59:40.494-05:00I think an author can have more than one voice. Re...I think an author can have more than one voice. Rex Stout's third person mysteries are written in a very different voice from the Nero Wolfe stories narrated by Archie Goodwin. When I was co-writing my recent book, THE AMATEUR EXECUTIONER, I had to remind myself that I wasn't Jeff Cody, the neurotic narrator of my more humorous McCabe - Cody series. Doctor Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114545406733260180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-46997327763214754172013-03-30T08:54:34.521-05:002013-03-30T08:54:34.521-05:00It is my belief that too many writers try to creat...It is my belief that too many writers try to create a voice, based on what they think they should sound like, instead of just being themselves. Each writer has his or her own voice, but many con't allow it to be heard.<br />"I want to sound like, so in so," even though it's nothing like the voice you have inside you. <br />I've been told by many, that even if my name is attached to the piece, they can tell it's me, because of my voice - the greatest compliment I've ever gotten....<br />Enough about that. It's time to go fishing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com