tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post4844589839152046656..comments2024-03-27T03:16:57.365-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: My Voice - Or Something Like It...Writer Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-3837289191693045802011-09-11T05:20:59.486-04:002011-09-11T05:20:59.486-04:00Great twist on "write what you know" and...Great twist on "write what you know" and much truer to fact!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412397722654867858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-46737217200096177082011-09-10T02:33:17.277-04:002011-09-10T02:33:17.277-04:00Leslie, great post! I've noticed that finding ...Leslie, great post! I've noticed that finding our voice is a bit of a balancing act between following the rules for good writing (i.e., not overusing adverbs, which I tend to do ;) vs. writing in a style most natural to us. I believe Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hours to gain mastery when it comes to this...or writing about 1 million words. In any case, I think "voice" ends up being the perfect marriage between well-crafted writing and authentic expression of our worldview.Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-91507108632933419692011-09-09T14:45:30.207-04:002011-09-09T14:45:30.207-04:00Karin and Lucy - a very valid point! I hadn't...Karin and Lucy - a very valid point! I hadn't thought of that!Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-83407622402120720182011-09-09T14:05:12.641-04:002011-09-09T14:05:12.641-04:00This is so true Leslie!! Voice is the hardest thin...This is so true Leslie!! Voice is the hardest thing of all. But I do agree with Karin--you can learn a lot by imitating writers who've been successful when you're starting out.Lucy Burdettehttp://www.lucyburdette.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-22584161241873104102011-09-09T13:39:23.475-04:002011-09-09T13:39:23.475-04:00Still working on the whole voice thing. But I thin...Still working on the whole voice thing. But I think it's natural to copy other voices in the beginning.Karin Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526466399023966816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-74971759903614692512011-09-09T12:08:44.504-04:002011-09-09T12:08:44.504-04:00Thanks Maggie! I enjoyed your post too. And the ...Thanks Maggie! I enjoyed your post too. And the idea of "voice" is hard to explain, isn't it?Leslie Langtryhttp://www.leslielangtry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-51045040192073542382011-09-09T11:26:48.896-04:002011-09-09T11:26:48.896-04:00Leslie
This is so true. I still have challenges w...Leslie<br />This is so true. I still have challenges with my own voice--which seems so counterintuitive. I hear it fade in and out but usually with revision after revision I can find my way to this thing called voice. Great post!Maggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.com