Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-195)
Finding Your Writerβs Voice
β Scribed by Thaisa Frank; Dorothy Wall; Dorothy Wall
- Publisher
- St. Martins Press
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 256
- Edition
- newest edition is in e-book form
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
An illuminating guide to finding one's most powerful writing tool,Finding Your Writer's Voicehelps writers learn to hear the voices that are uniquely their own. Mixing creative inspiration with practical advice about craft, the book includes chapters on:
- Accessing raw voice
- Listening to voices of childhood, public and private voices, and colloquial voices
- Working in first and third person: discovering a narrative persona
- Using voice to create characters
- Shaping one's voice into the form of a story
- Reigniting the energy of voice during revision
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