Do you find the words too loud??? ?

So_Indecisive

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So I read a story today where some of the dialogue was in all caps and it was painful to read ?. I usually relate caps to exclamation, declarations and just loud things in general, so when someone writes in all caps the narrator in my head screams and I just straight up wince.

Does anyone have the same experience ??
 

Yule

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While hilarious, I think writing an entire story's dialogue in all caps would just make it difficult to read. The author's also losing out on a lot of potential writing tools, like differentiating common words versus story-exclusive terms! There's a difference between magic and Magic, earth and Earth. But in all caps, you can't really tease that apart.

And besides, writing in all caps can be a neat tool when you need volume emphasis. As others have already said, "Medic!" reads different than "MEDICCCCCCC!!!", you know?
 

TsumiHokiro

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THEres A LOt of diFerences to be FouND, obviOUsly. ToO bad for the author.
 

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You can try adjusting it in your head. If you find the voice is too loud, you can try consciously changing it.

I do this all the time. When I stumble upon a dialogue, if I don't like the voice my mind has come up with, I would reread and change the pitch until it sounds right.

If it feels like too much of a hassle, then I'll just keep on reading regardless of what voice I'm hearing (in that case, just getting the general sense of female and male voices is enough). But in your case, if it's too painful, you can try pausing and changing it.

Another way is to try limiting your subvocalization, basically lowering down the voice in your head or getting rid of it entirely. This often associates with fast reading. When you don't have to sound each word in your head, you can read faster, so the theory goes.

There are many ways to do this. You know, things like listening to music while reading or chewing gum, but these are just the surface stuff. You can search up on the internet and dig deeper.

But be warned, this can make reading fiction less immersive. Doesn't necessarily mean it's going to be less enjoyable, but what you get is mostly an understanding rather than a full immersive experience.
 
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QuercusMalus

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All caps is like seasoning in food- use sparingly. I have the same issue with when authors end the majority of their sentences, descriptions and dialog, with exclamation marks. I start hearing everything as if narrated by Billy Mays.
 

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May I inquire as to what this novel you pertain to is?

Sips tea quietly :blob_sir:
 

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I wonder how the stories unfold in other people's heads, how's the experience, is it like watching a movie?
I do try to imagine a movie, though some stories are harder to do than others based on the description content.

As for all caps, yeah I use that for like a shouting announcement or something.
 

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The only thing I want in all caps is the final thrust.

The climax.
 
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