Unleashing Your Voice →
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If you’re reading this, you have a voice. Have you released yours yet?
September 2011
103 posts
“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to it. I want to become acutely aware of all I’ve taken for granted.”
—Sylvia Plath (via paperlover)
Defining Author Voice →
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Part 3 of this week’s voice tips series: What is author voice?
YOU ARE MY PEOPLE →
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so here’s the thing - telling people you’re a writer is, in a lot of ways, a really fascinating experience.
the reactions are mixed. there’s a lot of Oooohhhh! Is it about Vampires? Sexy sexy…
“Write. It doesn’t matter what. Don’t think. Just do it. Write every day. Write often… and you will be fascinated by how your words will come to life.”
—Chone, my anthropology teacher, on how to become a better writer. (via chowbabyy)
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
—Anaïs Nin (via girlwithoutwings)
How to Make Your Characters Talk →
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It’s not easy to discover your character’s voice, but here are some tips to help you along the way.
“I’d rather be around a passionate nerd than a non-passionate cool person. Because if you lack passion, your soul is diminishing by the second. You have to be passionate about something. Call it obsessed or whatever you want, but be obsessed about something. Obsessed people care. I’m passionate about so many things, it becomes an issue at certain points, but at least you have the ability to feel that much about something.”
—Matt Cohen (via creatingaquietmind)
