Do you ever wonder how your written word in all the various mediums it may be presented is "heard" by the reader?

Yes, @Hawaii_Jake, both heard in terms of intent and also heard in terms of “mood”

It enters my mind later, usually when the other person responds in a way I did not anticipate.

Yes, I am aware of that and that is why I make use quite much of the code provided by Fluther to try as much as possible to make the sentences and the words sound as I want you to ‘hear’ them.
And I almost always write my sentences the same way that I speak in real life.
But still, I understand that that won’t always come across as I intended.

I understand this, yes, so I usually try to make sure I type in a neutral manner, or make sure my feeling is conveyed the best I can (sarcasm, for example).

That’s why you have to set the mood.

I don’t really wonder about it when it comes to “hearing” and “intonation” in the sense of conveying meaning though I’ll try to answer “multiple meanings” if I’ve time/inclination. I do attempt to make written statements as clear as time and interest permit; even if I don’t always succeed. Of course when it comes to meaning people often take away what they want so there’s only so much one can do.

However I do wonder occasionally if the intonation and vocal quality I assign to characters in books is similar to what the author imagined during the creative process.

I’m hyper aware of it. I’ve moderated groups before and some of the worst flame wars happened because people weren’t reading their posts before hitting send and pondering how the post would come across.

Yes, it is also important to remember that things come across more strongly in written form without the softening effects of body language and intonation.

Yeah, and I often hope it’s understood how it’s meant to be. I’ll borrow a community’s style and guidelines when I get to know them, (like the text styling we have here, or whatever memes or assorted things a place might have in its culture) but I’m not gonna do too much to damage how I just naturally say shit. Whatever I do, someone somewhere is gonna get it wrong anyways. XD

I don’t wonder…I know it’s taken as more angry-sounding that I ever am when I’m writing, esp. here on Fluther. I am never angry when I am responding to someone on Fluther, not for years now but still my posts get heard as if I’m literally spewing off at the mouth. Must help those with differing views in their ‘othering’ of me.

I usually don’t think before speaking, or writing…That’s why lot’s of people hate me.

Yes. I’m someone who can’t read or understand written language unless I hear it in my head. So when I write, I hear my own voice saying what I write.

Pretty much every day.

Yeah of course, but then anything can be up for interpretation. It’s out there, folks can make of it what they want, it’s only words anyway.