I mean, the voice in my head is pretty clear...it never shuts up. But when my narrator is a 12 year old boy, sometimes it feels like my voice is a bit...off?
I gloss the language up a bit. I tidy it. I make my characters think bigger, more profound thoughts than I probably would on a given day.
I read a lot. Right now, I'm nose deep in "The Wind and the Willows" and even KG manages to keep his voice even and unrecognizable.
That's the trick, I guess. Your reader should go about his or her merry way without realizing somebody is telling them a story. The trick is to make them think they're in the story.
Phew.
Too bad it's easier said than done, right?
Here's to the journey.
Happy writing...
