{"id":8066,"date":"2014-10-30T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=8066"},"modified":"2014-12-14T19:50:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T03:50:21","slug":"writing-to-a-personvoice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=8066","title":{"rendered":"Writing to a person\/voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life.
\n–Stephen King\/On Writing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of the bits of advice Stephen King likes to give aspiring writers is about voice: you should pick an audience to write to, preferably a particular person. <\/p>\n

I don’t think I am very good at that, and it does make a difference.<\/p>\n

The imaginary conversations are all, yes, imaginary…but they are conversations between me and a specific person. Usually one of three people. That is why I love writing them. It’s a chance to have a conversation go exactly the way I would like it to, or explore what-ifs. Sometimes it is the only way I will ever hear what I want to hear. <\/p>\n

Some of my non-dialogue blogs are definitely written to particular people. If those people read them, they probably know that. To me it seems obvious, anyway. Some of the things I am most proud of are written to someone. Not that they don’t apply to anyone. <\/p>\n

A lot of times, voice is a challenge.<\/p>\n

It’s easier to have a unique voice, or to use my own particular voice, when I am writing about things that are personal. It’s natural. <\/p>\n

When I am being more general, it’s harder, and I am not sure if that means that I should do that more in order to get better at it or if it’s a sign that I should stick to the personal. <\/p>\n

I do know how to recognize a run-on sentence when I write one…
\nAnd when to shut down my iPad and go to bed. <\/p>\n

Say goodnight, Gracie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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