In the last chapter, I discussed how I come up with my ideas and how they morphed from nightmares to stories. My process, though not conventional, is an effective one. I do not draft any of my chapters. The moment I feel inspired to write (provided I have time) I get to work and tap away on my keyboard. To get started, I hash out everything I want to get done in that chapter. I never concern myself with word count. Personally, I think quality trumps quantity and I work at creating a story for others to enjoy.

 My outlines consist of incomplete and piss poor excuses for sentences. I rarely write out any dialogue or emotions and just focus on what is going to happen next. As I do not draft any chapters or have a solid idea where my story will end, I am experiencing my stories as a reader. As I write the story unfolds and I get to be a part of the action. I often time find myself saying character dialogue to really get into it.

My strange writing querk is the accent that I 'type' in. There is an elegant way of which I type and would love to speak. I do not speak in such a manner because I would surely be laughed at. My typing accent is a very sorry male British cockney accent. As an American female, I don't do the voice justice. I use this voice for description, to provide dramatic effect. I find that reading my work out loud helps find any errors and typos I might have made. 

In addition to an accent, I attempt to use 'older' language. I don't go as far as Shakesphere, but I aim for a victorian era flow. Most of my stories do not feature this, because it simply doesn't fit. This older language and vocabulary is mostly only applied in small doses. It could be the difference in saying "Might I have a cup of tea?" and "Can I have some tea?". One reads with more elegance and class while the other is still appropriate, but not how I typically write. 

Once again, I have suppressed this inner desire to be a victorian era man in my stories. I do not speak this way in real life, but when I think this is what it sounds like. This is a large part of my process because it lets me explore different modes and ways to say something. It helps especially with synonyms and vocabulary because it makes it easier to find new sentence structures to use or synonyms of words. Simpling use words like "stumbled" vs "walked" can change the emotion and context of the story. 

So, my advice to you is to find an accent you like with varying vocabulary from your own and type in this manner. You will likely want to speak in such a way as well.