A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

A Writer's Block: Robb Grindstaff

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The author's voice: part 3

The author's voice: part 3

The recipe of story ingredients

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Feb 05, 2024
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I’m not a baker, as will become abundantly clear shortly, but I think there’s an example from baking that illustrates the mix of story ingredients that go into the writer’s voice.

You can take flour, milk, butter, and eggs, take them all and mix them into a batter to bake a cake.

stainless steel spoons and fork on white table
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Or you can take those same ingredien…

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