I’ve noticed a recurring theme in female-focused novels: The women talk to themselves internally, even answering themselves. It’s not uncommon to see a stream of internal dialogue arguing back and forth. So, anonymous poll time: Women, do you experience this in real life?
Given that this is prevalent in female-centric works produced by female authors, I’m curious if the experience extends to real life. Male-centric works with male authors tend not to do this or only have brief internal narration of observations.