Charlaine Harris is a great example of a writer who can make each of her characters sound different. That’s an essential skill when one indulges in first-person narration. The deal is not to concentrate so much on the Drew Estate, the murder weapon or the victim so much as to concentrate on the inner workings of your character’s mind.
Basically, you have to sink into their heads and see their world the way they see it. If you do that, it would be hard for all your characters to sound the same; you’d by nature be telling the tale in their unique voice. And that’s the goal.
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