Robin Hobb joined us at GenCon Indy for a discussion of characterization and differentiation. And by “discussion,” what we really mean is “we ask Robin all the questions.” We learn about Robin’s process for creating characters, wrapping stories around them, and making these characters distinctly different from each other.
Credits: This episode was recorded by Joel Burnham, and mastered by Alex Jackson, and was made possible by the generous support of the GenCon Indy Writer’s Symposium, and the Writing Excuses patrons at Patreon.
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Pull some of your favorite books down, examine the dialog itself, without tags, and determine what tricks the writer has used to differentiate the character voices.
Hex, by Thomas Olde Huevelt
In this episode, Howard and Dan drill down into Robin Hobb’s approaches to listening to characters tell her about their worlds! Robin gives a fascinating look at how she finds characters, and the worlds they live in! The transcript, for those of you who are interested in reading, can be found in the archives or over here:
http://wetranscripts.livejournal.com/121439.html