voice

We all know voice is something that comes from us and is the sum of our choices: what words we use, the syntax, the themes we write, the style, etc etc etc I've just finished a Harlen Corben novel, and his voice is so distinct. His choices are quite clean, clipped and clinical (but the dialogue...

Hello! This week we have an exercise based on a suggestion from @RK Wallis. It's quick and interesting, not too much writing involved. Both are taken from James Scott Bell’s VOICE: The Secret Power of Great Writing (Bell on Writing), which seems like an excellent work on developing a unique...

Halfway through this vlog, Alyssa talks about how taking on board GOOD feedback can help develop you voice. So, I challenge us all to help strengthen one another's writing and voices. When you critique someone else's MS, push yourself to point out MORE of what is working than you ever have...

That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone, to the honesty, and the inevitability of something. Meredith Monk

“Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take it’s place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing about it. Equally important, don’t allow anyone else to dwell on your mistakes or shortcomings or...

In my completed story, the narrator identifies themself as "A child", describing past events in a 1st-person PoV. The time distance between the narrator and the events in the story is unknown until later in the story, which is linked to one of the story's reveals. The child's speech and inner...

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul. Meg Rosoff

I liked this. https://darlingaxe.com/blogs/news/voice-and-pov

I decided the The Irish Times was the least awful of the choices for news organ and paid the subscription while rejecting the NYT addition. This is one of the first columnists I found. Now I'm wondering if she can really pull this off every week. What a voice. What a sad indightment of life...

To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard. Allen Ginsberg

After Pete's first two seminars, this is my take on Voice - so far. Voice is the unique and individual quality that adds a soul to the work, without which, your work remains unengaging. Voice is an amalgamation of: The psychology that underpins the author’s own personality. The style of...

So, you've got a story, character led, one POV, so maybe first person is the obvious choice, but what if you don't like first person? What if you find it cramped and self indulgent? Do you go straight for close third? What can you do with close third that you can't do in first if you've only got...