Ahoy,
What are your thoughts on letting a character's voice be the main indicator that it's them speaking?
Example:
My character Rolf, likes to use the phrase "my friend" when addressing or referring to other people and he does it a lot. He's also referring to his children as "my dear" or "my boy", his brother as "my brother" and his wife as "my love". This is something that he does a lot and consistently and none of the other characters in the story uses it.
My theory is that eventually the reader will get used to this way of speaking and they will automatically associate speech including these words with the character.
Does this make sense, does it work and what is your experience with it if you've tried it or encountered it?
I'm aware that this kind of behavior can get a bit annoying. The idea is based on the speech of a former colleague of mine who used to talk like this and he did get on my nerves with it now and then. He was a nice guy though and he did it in a friendly and good natured way so I figured I'd try to copy it.
What are your thoughts on letting a character's voice be the main indicator that it's them speaking?
Example:
My character Rolf, likes to use the phrase "my friend" when addressing or referring to other people and he does it a lot. He's also referring to his children as "my dear" or "my boy", his brother as "my brother" and his wife as "my love". This is something that he does a lot and consistently and none of the other characters in the story uses it.
My theory is that eventually the reader will get used to this way of speaking and they will automatically associate speech including these words with the character.
Does this make sense, does it work and what is your experience with it if you've tried it or encountered it?
I'm aware that this kind of behavior can get a bit annoying. The idea is based on the speech of a former colleague of mine who used to talk like this and he did get on my nerves with it now and then. He was a nice guy though and he did it in a friendly and good natured way so I figured I'd try to copy it.