This week JJ and Kelly discuss Voice in another installment of their Writing Mechanics series. Voice: What is it? How can you develop it? How many times can they say “voice” in a single episode?
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Show Notes
- What is voice? JJ talks about it a little on her blog.
- Understand Voice and Tone in Writing by Grammar Girl
- How to Craft a Great Voice by Nathan Bransford
What We’re Reading/Books Discussed
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
- You: A Novel by Caroline Kepnes
- The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
- Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
- Wintersong by S. Jae-Jones
- Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
- Poison Study, Magic Study, and Fire Study by Maria V. Snyder
- Bryony and Roses by T. Kingfisher
Off Menu Recommendations
- Still The Black Tapes and Tanis podcasts
- The No-Sleep Podcast (and associated subreddit)
- Kelly is still on the fence about Dawson’s Creek
What We’re Working On
- Kelly will be teaching another class on contracts at the Loft Literary Center and working on her YA novel
- JJ is juggling several different writing projects and is trying to figure out what to work on next
That’s all for this week! Next week we’ll be doing our QUERY CRITIQUE podcast!
Enjoyed the ruminating on the elusive definition of voice. Can’t often take the time to listen but am glad I did on this one.