tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post7816829249778269406..comments2023-10-31T10:12:37.109-06:00Comments on Working My Muse: Blog Chain - Discovering Your VoiceErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-89692267823161797932010-01-27T19:04:35.825-07:002010-01-27T19:04:35.825-07:00Great post, Eric. Voice is so hard to pin down, bu...Great post, Eric. Voice is so hard to pin down, but I think you did a fantastic job.B.J. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10767654810069240472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-78809407181865719032010-01-27T10:23:35.993-07:002010-01-27T10:23:35.993-07:00"Finding my voice is like hunting for sewing ..."Finding my voice is like hunting for sewing needles in a bed of cactus. Blindfolded." LOL!! I definitely feel like this sometimes--well put.<br /><br />Also, you are *totally* a writing demi-god in the moment! You can even have TWO chain-mail-bikini-clad warrioress bodyguards :).Rebecca Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15214077952378770753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-22271726272056420432010-01-26T16:01:05.709-07:002010-01-26T16:01:05.709-07:00Your post makes me wonder if voice is linked to co...Your post makes me wonder if voice is linked to confidence. If you're feeling confident in your writing, then it sounds more like you. Does this make sense?Sandra Ulbrich Almazanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365908651235829765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-69932212587866261312010-01-26T15:30:00.117-07:002010-01-26T15:30:00.117-07:00Sewing needles in a bed of cactus. Ouch.
I agree...Sewing needles in a bed of cactus. Ouch. <br /><br />I agree with Erica. I think a lot of times writers don't even realize the "sound" of their own voice until someone else points it out to them. That's what happened with me, but that's for tomorrow.Kathryn Hupp-Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03776391661543060879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-61861855466229389582010-01-26T12:00:08.229-07:002010-01-26T12:00:08.229-07:00Great post - voice is a strange thing, but when yo...Great post - voice is a strange thing, but when you read something and you can tell it's yours, it's your voice coming out! I can see your voice in the posts, I see it in this post. It's unique to you :o)erica m. chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14773306703153110737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-29912987079343552182010-01-26T11:10:30.865-07:002010-01-26T11:10:30.865-07:00Great post, Erik - I agree with Cole, I don't ...Great post, Erik - I agree with Cole, I don't think you have to write a particular type of way (comedy, tragedy, etc) to have found voice - I think it is about being true to that voice more than anything else. But more on that Thursday, when I post my answer.Christine Fonsecahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986034666903054819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-89437676396066879482010-01-26T10:44:20.604-07:002010-01-26T10:44:20.604-07:00Cole - You're probably right here. Hopefully ...Cole - You're probably right here. Hopefully I write with my voice all the time, but perhaps it's just diminished sometimes.<br /><br />Lost - I swear you're my other sister (I have a biological - if sometimes loco - older sister) from far away. We're so similar sometimes :)<br /><br />Jen - I completely understand what you mean.<br /><br />Nisa - It's when I'm Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823808700523297184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-57497478436121581392010-01-26T10:32:42.700-07:002010-01-26T10:32:42.700-07:00Ah, and when you hit that stride, you should make ...Ah, and when you hit that stride, you should make note of A) how you got there and B) what words are coming to you. And then try to replicate that every time you write.<br /><br />But enough lecturing. (Sorry!)<br /><br />*grins*Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-11123491401039944592010-01-26T10:30:24.676-07:002010-01-26T10:30:24.676-07:00I think as long as you're not forcing your wri...I think as long as you're not forcing your writing, just being honest with yourself, you've found your voice. It may seem varied to you, but think about different authors who you like that write across genres. The tone might be different book to book, but you can tell it's theirs. Does that make sense? Just be you and you're voice will be there. Just my two cents.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616276555920544920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-73334160102874525792010-01-26T10:28:00.922-07:002010-01-26T10:28:00.922-07:00Voice interests me. I love hearing what others thi...Voice interests me. I love hearing what others think about voice. I discovered mine quite by accident. Twice. I have two voices. Does that make me bipolar? Or just schizophrenic? ;) Anyway, I think it's important to find out voice. It makes the process much more enjoyable. When I'm working in my voice "zone", I am oblivious to the rest of the world and the story rushes out of meJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683486631901017529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-35228848542762774022010-01-26T10:25:52.582-07:002010-01-26T10:25:52.582-07:00I am with you. I sometimes feel my voice in certai...I am with you. I sometimes feel my voice in certain passages, but at other times I am not sure. But that only applies to my fiction writing.<br /><br />My blog for example is always in my voice, and I can see that. Non-fiction things I write are also very much me. But fiction is tricky, perhaps because we portray a range of emotions there, as oppose to stating facts.Dollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144739453424963436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8451768142116083239.post-87557638532156003872010-01-26T10:24:26.144-07:002010-01-26T10:24:26.144-07:00Great post, Eric! But I think it's okay to be ...Great post, Eric! But I think it's okay to be all over the board. In my two novels my two MCs couldn't be more different - yet, they're both still me. So maybe you have your voice down, you just haven't realized it yet? ;)Cole Gibsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384758019054580574noreply@blogger.com