[Your Voice - XIV]
Writers have the best advice when it comes to crafting voice. While we can hide behind hollow words and flat communication, their life depends on channelling their authentic voice.
One writer gave some good advice: “Find a quiet room and shut the door.”
Another writer: “Sit your butt in the chair.”
And a third writer: “Just put your fingers on the keyboard.”
Voice for these authors is the same as any of our voices—it’s in there, swirling around in your head, doing summersaults in your stomach, or right on the tip of your tongue. Getting it out is the challenge.
There’s no magic pill or chant or potion that’ll get it out. There’s no conference or class or group that’ll coax it forward.
Sitting down, shutting the door, and putting your hands on the keyboard is the only way. It takes time and discipline. If you can spit it out on the run and without effort, it’s likely recycled (or a text message, which is exempt from voice).
