talking to self
A character speaking aloud to themselves.
Not to be confused with inner monologue, which refers to a character's thoughts being shown, not verbally expressed.
Self-Talk Tags
- asking self - "what am I doing?"
- describing self - "I'm so fat"
- admiring self - "I'm looking good today!"
- self praise - "I'm a good boy!"
- encouragement - "I can do this!"
These tags, and other dialogue themes, are often combined, for example a character might praise themselves while describing something about themselves, and ask themselves a question, all within the same piece of dialogue.