On Writing #3: The Myth of "Finding Your Vioce" and How to Develop One (Or Two Or Three) of Your Own

[sboydtaylor]

One thing I've seen endless posts on is "Finding Your Voice", as if there is a magical voice that is yours -- and one day you'll just run into your voice and BOOM you'll be a real writer with a real style

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[brni]

I spent some time in college writing everything (everything!) as a mashup of Thomas Pynchon and Friedrich Nietzsche. Made for some fascinatingly weird term papers.

Nowadays, rather than figure out my voice for a particular tale, I work on figuring out the individual characters' voices, and let them inform the narrative voice.

[tracy_d74]

Well said! Thank you for the great words.

[sboydtaylor]

Thank you, my pleasure.