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Voice

Listen to Your Voice

15.05.2010

Of all the things to worry about when writing—plot, characterization, show versus tell, point of view, etc.—voice shouldn’t be one of them. Okay, perhaps worry is the wrong choice when it comes to structuring your story, but I find too many new writers do worry about voice. When you boil it down, voice is really [...]

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The Place You Need To Be On The Page

21.10.2009

A recurring goal I see with my students is that they’re going to write everything. They’re going to write picture books; and easy readers; and chapter books; and YA fantasy, sci-fi, vampire romances; they’re going to write for pre-K to adults; they’re going to write a memoir, a biography of whoever, and an autobiography. Okay, [...]

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That Pesky Voice

24.08.2009

Often a student will ask about voice, and occasionally they’ll want to know what voice to write in. Well, there is voice, and there is voice. First off, every writer has a voice. You can’t make it up. Or use someone else’s. (No, you really can’t write like Judy Blume.) It’s you. It’s how you [...]

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