Reread a short story I wrote 3 years ago in a coffee shop in Denver and cringed at how every character talked the same

I was waiting for my friend to show up and figured I'd look at an old flash fiction piece I wrote back in 2021. It was about two siblings arguing over their dad's old truck, but literally every line of dialogue sounded like me talking to myself. No rhythm, no difference in voice. I thought I was being clever with the dialogue tags but nope. Has anyone else gone back to old writing and realized your characters all sound like the same person?

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joel28015d ago

HOLD UP. You wrote a story about siblings arguing over a truck and EVERY single line of dialogue sounded like you? That's wild. I'd have thought at least ONE character would have a different rhythm or something, like maybe the sister talks faster or uses shorter sentences. That must have been a tough read for yourself.

stellag2115d ago

@joel280 did you actually count the lines or just guess?