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Developing Your Voice and Style

Apologies in advance. Today’s article is longer than I normally like, but it didn’t lend itself to splitting into two parts.

Introduction

Your individual writing style and authorial voice are uniquely yours.

It’s a combination of how you think, how your brain processes words, and how your mind processes imagery and emotions into words.

But it’s also a matter of practice and repetition.

NOTE: This article is a summarized version of an earlier seven-part series. For a deeper dive into developing your unique writing style and voice, click here.

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I don’t believe any instructor can teach style and voice. It’s something you develop within yourself. That development occurs a bit at a time.

The more you write, the more it develops. It’s not usually an “ah-ha” moment where you suddenly discover your voice. Your voice is already within you.

It’s just a matter of time and practice until eventually that voice starts to emerge on the page. You may not even notice at first.

But your readers will notice, even if subconsciously.

The term ‘voice’ is used in different ways to refer to different aspects of writing that are quite different. Let’s review: