Finding one's voice is a challenge. It takes time to develop and becomes the individual writer's mark. Even though a fiction writer may speak through different characters,
voice reveals the writer's fingerprint. A writer promotes his or her own linguistic
quirks, sentence rhythms, tone, and recurring imagery.
Developing one's voice takes time. It results from practice with the flow of many words. A writer learns to love the successes and disasters of the writing process. Reading other writers with a focus on their style helps determine one's own.
Do you know what distinguishes your writing? List characteristics you feel define your voice. Do you vary your sentences? Does your style include poetic devices and sensory imagery? Do you include details in the narrative and spark it with humor?
Creative Write: Write about a great surprise in first person. Change it to a third person perspective. What have you gained or lost from the switch? Does this help you define your voice?
Developing one's voice takes time. It results from practice with the flow of many words. A writer learns to love the successes and disasters of the writing process. Reading other writers with a focus on their style helps determine one's own.
Do you know what distinguishes your writing? List characteristics you feel define your voice. Do you vary your sentences? Does your style include poetic devices and sensory imagery? Do you include details in the narrative and spark it with humor?
Creative Write: Write about a great surprise in first person. Change it to a third person perspective. What have you gained or lost from the switch? Does this help you define your voice?
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