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Majority of authors 'hear' their characters speak, finds study
Some writers have always claimed they can hear their characters speaking, with Enid Blyton suggesting she could “watch and hear everything” and Alice Walker describing how her characters would “come for a visit ... and talk”. But a new study has shown this uncanny experience is very widespread, with almost two-thirds of authors reporting that they hear their characters’ voices while they work.
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That's so impressive! I literally have no idea how they do that! It's one thing to know how your friends speak, but quite another to know how a a character you MADE UP would speak. I guess I don't have enough imagination to be able to do that myself, but I'm always impressed with how authors create a character out of thin air.
We artists do the same thing,but with pictures..And yes,it is astounding what the brain can do.
You're an artist?! Cool! Can you tell us more about that? Like, what medium you use, etc?