‘All good writers, whether we are aware of it or not, establish a bond with their readers by sustaining a distinctive narrative voice’:
Alisa Cox, Writing Short Stories, A Routledge Writer’s Guide
How to find?
- pick up linguistic habits from the writers you are reading
- your writing voice will derive largely from your speaking voice
- forget any pressure to write ‘standard’ or ‘good’ English
Exercise
Write a monologue about anything you love or loathe such as:
- where you are at
- the opposite sex
- the worst thing about Christmas
- my most embarrassing moment
- my idea of paradise
- my idea of hell