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Dialogue Craft Guide, Character Voice Reference, Writing Tool (PDF Download)

HOW TO WRITE DISTINCT CHARACTER VOICES — A DIALOGUE CRAFT REFERENCE

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  • WHAT'S INSIDE
  • Social Class — how class shapes vocabulary, syntax, what's left unsaid
  • Historical Period — medieval through mid-century, with the "Okay" Test
  • Age & Generation — child to elderly, with caricature warnings
  • Education Level — separated from class; they don't always align
  • Profession & Occupation — doctor · soldier · lawyer · trades · service

About this tool

Read your dialogue out loud. Now cover the tags. Can you tell who's speaking?

If the answer is no — and for most writers, on most early drafts, it is no — your characters are all speaking in the same voice: yours. The reader can tell. They've been able to tell since chapter two. They just haven't put it into words yet.

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