A new start!

[erastes]

And by that I mean that (as most of you will already know, so no need for further comment!) I've closed my underlucius fandom journal and will now be here on a permanent basis.

It's scary.

Am writing a short story and my first completely (or so I thought) unlikeable, unredeemable character. However, I'm not as clever as I thought I was as when I read it out to my mother she said "oh - poor man, I feel really sorry for him." *headdesk*

However: Have a quandry. It's a character study. He's thinking the entire story and he sounds more intelligent than you'd give him credit for. Hmm. need to try and address that, but what I was wondering... Do untutored people sound like that in their own heads? Do you think in dialect? *ponders*

Comments

[chaos-rose.livejournal.com]

I think that there is sometimes a disjunct between how a person speaks and how they think. Ever had one of the "Well, it made better sense in my head!" moments?

I do think in dialect at times. I grew up in coastal New England, and that is my dominant dialect. However, time and my roving ways have completely erased my accent and added new regional dialects.

[erastes.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd love to hear your accent!