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Mystery: August 09, 2023 Issue [#12113]




 This week: Watch Your Tone
  Edited by: Carol St.Ann Author IconMail Icon
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
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6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

Vocal Timbre is the quality of tone that utilizes complex overtones, or sound waves. It’s that unique “something” that gives color and personality to a voice and how that voice is recognized. Every voice has its own distinguished timbre.

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Letter from the editor

Recently, I was involved in a conversation here on writing.com wherein one writer referenced the tone in which another writer wrote an essay. To him, it was the tone of the essay that made all the difference. In this case our WDC colleague was familiar with the voice, accent, and timbre of the essayist. He could “hear” what he was reading and it made all the difference to him.

Upon reading it, I enjoyed the notion that had it been written in another tone, it would be altogether different in meaning.

Everything our characters do and say conveys who they are and defines their place in the story.

Unlike our esteemed WDC colleague, we do not have the luxury of listening to characters in the story. We must write the timbre, the attitude, the accent, the dialect, the drawl, But do we always have to do it that way? We can do it through dialogue, sure. I certainly have. but we could also do it with action. Did he set his briefcase down on the floor? Did he toss the briefcase across the room? Did she pick up the bottle and pour herself a drink? Did she yank the bottle off the shelf? Did they sit on the sofa? Or did they plop and snarl or close their eyes?

We can show timbre through accent, through drawl, but we can also show it through action. When writing a story, so much can be shown to the reader to let them know, just exactly who and what they and the other characters are dealing with. This week when you read and review on writing.com consider noting timbre in voice and action and deed - and then, please come back here and write me a note (or tag me in the review or on the newsfeed) about what you discovered. What was the best indication of timbre (that thing; that one word or phrase) which most aptly defined a character you read and got to know this week? There’s a merit badge in it for you, because I want to read some real good timbre and I need you to help me find it. Oh, and hey! Feel free to submit something of your own. Have a great week!
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Happy writing until we meet again!
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This week when you read and review on writing.com consider noting timbre in voice and action and deed - and then, please come back here and write me a note (or tag me in the review or on the newsfeed) about what you discovered. What was the best indication of timbre (that thing; that one word or phrase) which most aptly defined a character you read and got to know this week? There’s a merit badge in it for you, because I want to read some real good timbre and I need you to help me find it. Oh, and hey! Feel free to submit something of your own. Have a great week!
Read you later.

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