Comments on: Tips for tone http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/09/tips-for-tone/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: Kristin Laughtin http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/09/tips-for-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-25335 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:55:16 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=6622#comment-25335 You mention tone being a way we try to convey message to readers, but I think conveying a message is where you have to be most careful and cautious of your tone. It’s really easy to sound preachy or forceful if you’re trying to make your readers believe something, and that tone may turn readers against you more than the arguments, story, etc.

One thing that helps me figure out if my sentences are flowing nicely is to read them aloud at different speeds. On occasion, this has helped me figure out tone issues as well, like if a sentence was too forceful for the scene or too weak in its voice or too didactic.

That’s a great article, and will be very useful. Thanks for linking!

]]> By: MS http://www.dystel.com/blog/2011/09/tips-for-tone/comment-page-1/#comment-25331 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:37:38 +0000 http://www.dystel.com/?p=6622#comment-25331 Awesome post, Stacey! Tone will make us or break us, that’s for sure. Everyone’s been told at one time or another to just “be yourself” but easier said than done for a writer.

More topics like this, please! Many thanks!!

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