tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post14619735152821915..comments2024-02-28T12:45:42.761-05:00Comments on Hoosier Ink: Getting an Eyeball on Your WritingThe ACFW INDIANA Chapter Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07282742986179364847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-84159334532787814802012-07-16T18:47:00.562-04:002012-07-16T18:47:00.562-04:00When I did transcription I learned to take the bas...When I did transcription I learned to take the basic information and create letters in the doctor's voice, which of course he'd review before signing. I think I have found my writing voice, but it's interesting that sometimes a character's voice talks over me. Is that weird? <br /><br />Karla, that's too funny.Mary Marie Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140800346217363866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-49374598000545943922012-07-13T13:12:36.356-04:002012-07-13T13:12:36.356-04:00Fantastic post. I do believe it's best to writ...Fantastic post. I do believe it's best to write in your own voice, the one you find. I think keeping a journal helps us "hear" our true voice. I was blessed to have teachers who kept me writing as a youngster and who encouraged keeping a journal. I still have those journals and they are hilarious to read. Now we have blogging which helps us find that voice. <br /><br />Funny about the disasters creating content. In the early 80s my then-boyfriend and I were looking at the moon and stars through his camera zoom lenses in a Kansas wheat field. The drunk owner of that field discovered us and put a rifle to our heads. We obviously survived the ordeal but I lost that boyfriend when he was crying in terror and I said, "I can hardly wait to write about this!" <br /><br />It's just how you think when you're a writer!Karla Akinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989639592455525499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-22344052785360520142012-07-11T12:56:56.114-04:002012-07-11T12:56:56.114-04:00Writing for college term papers is definitely a di...Writing for college term papers is definitely a different kind of writing than creative writing, but even college-style creative writing is different than writing commercially. But I do think you "start" by doing that kind of writing before you move to a more commercial writing. When I was writing for the newspaper, that was way different than the kind of writing I did for magazines.<br /><br />Then, when I was doing a lot of editing and "fixing" of fiction, I would have to immerse myself into the voice of the client, and I felt over time I "lost" my own voice. The deliberate "free" writing in a blog brought that back, because I then immersed myself in topics I chose, things that interested me. <br /><br />I wrote fiction in Doc Hensley's class and found my stride in not only applying fiction techniques, but also finally writing the kind of story I heard in my head. <br /><br />Anyway, it's a combination of continuing to write, writing in the genre that fits your voice, and finding that voice. <br /><br />Style is dictated by what kind of writing you are doing, though you do learn it well (and forget about the mechanics so much once you learn that as well as your name) by doing that over and over. <br /><br />:)Crystal Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284296811544392777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-60563232222049407232012-07-11T12:46:53.648-04:002012-07-11T12:46:53.648-04:00Yup, I even say that--you have to write. That is w...Yup, I even say that--you have to write. That is why I was writing a blog at first to even get there. I could read books forever, but it's when you write that you find your sweet spot. <br /><br />But thanks for the comment emphasizing this aspect.Crystal Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284296811544392777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-41444059600887798802012-07-11T12:46:35.189-04:002012-07-11T12:46:35.189-04:00First, I'll agree with Rick. But then, I might...First, I'll agree with Rick. But then, I might take a different angle. After all, there are different kinds of writing. Writing I've done includes song writing, speech writing, term paper writing, sermon writing, and letters to the editor. Most of the time, I will do research, but I don't do character development or plotting in the process.<br /><br />However, even diverse writing helps with novels. It does help you develop style/voice. I had a college professor who more than once complimented me on my writing style, based on my term papers. I may be more speaking out than I would with a third person POV narrative, but it does train you to think on the issues at hand.<br /><br />JeffJeffrey C. Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260244563274650475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-10337248570366644072012-07-11T11:21:57.198-04:002012-07-11T11:21:57.198-04:00I think the only way to find one's natural gro...I think the only way to find one's natural groove is by writing regularly. A person can study the craft forever, but for me it's the actual doing that helps the most.Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2676691386361883927.post-24317626732501208922012-07-11T11:21:48.089-04:002012-07-11T11:21:48.089-04:00I think the only way to find one's natural gro...I think the only way to find one's natural groove is by writing regularly. A person can study the craft forever, but for me it's the actual doing that helps the most.Rick Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795635112065282277noreply@blogger.com