How do you handle characters with accents?
Personally, I've never cared much for the technique of misspelling words in dialogue so as to convey an accent. Mark Twain did this in his novels, and I always found it to be grating and often unreadable.
What are some other approaches?
Personally, I've never cared much for the technique of misspelling words in dialogue so as to convey an accent. Mark Twain did this in his novels, and I always found it to be grating and often unreadable.
What are some other approaches?