Journal 10

We all have a special voice. A voice that has changed and molded as our writing has matured, and as we have matured as adults. Because we are all different in so many ways, a voice is the honing of who you are and how you represent yourself as a writer. No matter the audience, a unique voice will always shine through. Developing a defined voice is my most sought after goal. Each word I type, every sentence I finish, I feel like my voice is getting closer to being polished into a distinctive and unique style of writing that I can be proud of.

Today, I look at my writing and it is hard to distinguish whether I have a distinct voice. I don't see anything special when I look back at my papers and journals. It's harder to pick up on my own voice than it is to view other authors. Some great writers, some peers. Vonnegut, Hemingway, and that one girl in my creative writing class all have such clear distinct voices. It's a shame not to understand the distinctiveness of my own voice. I try to write with as much variation as possible to include new ideas and various structuring. If anything can describe my voice, I guess it would be the same as my mindset going into writing every new paper. Bold, Different, New. Consistency will always be there no matter how much you try, because we are all different in our own ways of writing so the audience can only change one thing. Through which point of view do we express our voices.