What is Te reo a te kaituhi?
Ko te reo a te kaituhi te āhua motuhake o te tangata me te oro e kawe ana ki tana tuhituhinga—te huarahi e puta ai tōna reo ki te whārangi.
Ko te reo a te kaituhi te huinga motuhake o te kōwhiringa kupu, te rerenga o ngā rerenga kōrero, te reo (tone), te humor, me te tirohanga o te ao e mea ana kia puta te tuhituhinga i tētahi tangata motuhake. He rerekē tēnei i te kaupapa o te pūrākau me ngā kupu i kīa e ngā karekare: ahakoa he reo ake ō ngā karekare, ko te reo a te kaituhi te kai arataki e kākahu ana i ngā whakamārama, e whakatau ana i ngā taipitopito hei whakarato i te mārama ki te tangata. I roto i ngā pūrākau romance ā-ipurangi, ka waihanga hoki te reo a te kaituhi ki te āhua o ngā kōwhiringa me te pānga o ngā hua—ahakoa te taupānga e pērā ana ki tētahi rom-com mārama, ki te diary ātaahua, ki tētahi pūrākau aroha whaitake.
Usage example
Tauira reo mōhio: \I tae mai ia ki te wā tika, nā te mea ko te ūmanga wā e whakaae ana ia i mua i te kawhe.\
Tauira reo kōrero: \I piki te ata i runga i te pae, ā, i tua atu i tōna kata i waenganui i a rāua.\
E rua ngā tauira e liko ana, engari he rerekē te mōhio nā te reo a te kaituhi.
Practical application
Mā ngā kaipānui, mā te mōhio ki te reo a te kaituhi e mārama ai ki te kōwhiri i ngā pūrākau e ū ana ki te wairua e hiahia ana rātou—mā te māmā me te ketekete, te pōuri me te whakaaro, te aroha pūmau. Mō ngā kaituhi me ngā kaihanga ihirangi, ko te reo mārama te whakakaha i te whakawhirinaki me te whakauru ki te ngākau: ka mea ngā kare o te tangata ki te noho pai, ka huri ngā kōwhiringa iti ki ngā wā nui, ā, ka pupuri i te kaitākaro ki te mātakitaki puta noa i ngā ara e rerekē ana. I roto i ngā taupānga romance ā-ipurangi, me pupuri i te reo a te kaituhi kotahi puta noa i ngā huarahi kia noho tahi te ao o ngā kōwhiringa, me te ōrite o te whiriwhiri me te aronga o te mōhio.
FAQ
How is authorial voice different from a character’s voice?
A character’s voice is the way an individual in the story speaks or thinks; authorial voice is the overall narrative presence that frames the story. You can have a neutral authorial voice with distinct character voices, or a strong authorial voice that colors even dialogue and internal thoughts.
Can authorial voice change between scenes or player choices?
How do I find or develop my authorial voice?
Read widely to notice voices you love, write regularly to experiment with tone and phrasing, and ask readers which passages resonate. Over time you’ll notice recurring patterns—humor, metaphors, sentence length—that form your distinctive voice.