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My Snarky Voice

January 8, 2013 by Lauralynn Elliott

So here I am trying to write the story that started in my husband’s head. This started out as a really dark story. There wasn’t supposed to be any humor or light-heartedness. But I just can’t help myself. Although the story is a tragic one in many ways, I just can’t keep my remarks to myself. Well, my characters’ remarks. I’m already writing banter between the reaper demon and the guardian angel. They are at odds with each other, but it wasn’t supposed to be snarky. But it is. I guess that’s how it’s going to be. I really hope my husband isn’t disappointed at how the story is going. But I have to write in my own voice. and it’s sometimes a little snarky, even in the darker books. So that’s how it is.

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14 Responses

on January 8, 2013 at 10:42 pm | Reply Juli Hoffman

I know this will shock you, but I like a light “snark” with my reading…just saying. LOL
- on January 9, 2013 at 8:19 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Juli, it’s hard for me to write anything dark without humor coming into it. There’s usually some kind of banter somewhere in the book. LOL
on January 8, 2013 at 11:42 pm | Reply Sharon Hamilton

I can’t write without a slight degree of humor either. And it was recommended that I strip it out of my writing, by someone who supposedly knew about these things. I’m convinced if the humor is there, that is your natural style, and readers will love, love, love it.

I say, snark it up, Scotty!
- on January 9, 2013 at 8:23 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Strip out your humor? No! I actually had a guy tell me that the humor in my novella, See Me, didn’t fit with the violence in it. There is only one violent incident in the book, but lots of humor. 🙂
  
  I agree. If humor is your natural style, you have to be true to your writing voice and leave it in.
on January 8, 2013 at 11:59 pm | Reply Anya Kelleye

Snarky? You? Surely not. *snort*
- on January 9, 2013 at 8:24 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Really, Anya. *giggles*
on January 9, 2013 at 8:50 am | Reply Kait Nolan

You’re a heck of a lot nicer than I am to be writing it to begin with. My hubby (and others) have been like “I’ve got this great idea for a book! You should write it!” to which I have variably snorted, politely gave them a list of craft books so they can teach them to do it themselves, or refrained from saying something rude about how many of my OWN books I don’t have time to write, let alone somebody else’s. You’re the one doing all the work. You write it as you see fit.
- on January 10, 2013 at 9:52 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  LOL, Kait. I guess sometimes I AM too nice. But the idea was so good, I wanted to write it. I didn’t realize how hard it would be to write a book that was someone else’s idea. It might stretch my writing muscles a bit, though. I will be writing it with my voice. It would be silly to try to do otherwise. And, if hubby DOESN’T like it that way, THEN I will say “write your own book”. 🙂
on January 9, 2013 at 12:14 pm | Reply Emma

I love snark. Your husband must be proud of you for all your writing, and now turning your hand to his idea.
- on January 10, 2013 at 9:55 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  When I first started writing, my husband thought it was a hobby or passing fad. I wondered why he didn’t support me more, but I realized he thought I wouldn’t stick to it. Now he’s very supportive, and I loved that he had an idea.
on January 9, 2013 at 7:06 pm | Reply C. Michael Hubbard

Don’t know if I could write someone else’s idea, but good for you for doing it. And I’m in the ‘your writing it, write it how you’d like’ boat, but I forgot my life jacket so I hope it’s a steady boat.
- on January 10, 2013 at 9:56 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  Hubbard, I’ll make sure you don’t fall out of the boat. *giggles*
on January 17, 2013 at 12:25 am | Reply Ruth Ann Nordin

Hehe There’s nothing wrong with a little snarkiness. 😀

If I tried to write someone else’s idea, I’d probably end up changing it at chapter 3 or 4. That’s how far I get when the characters do their own thing. Isn’t it amazing how much the characters tell us what to do?
- on January 17, 2013 at 9:41 am | Reply Lauralynn Elliott
  
  It’s definitely amazing to watch characters grow and change right before our eyes…even if that’s not what we expected them to do!