by Pat Marcello | Jan 17, 2011 | Writing
Are you a new writer? If so, the whole question of “voice” might be confusing for you. I know it was for me at first. I figured that if you wrote, you wrote. Not so! Here are some steps you can take to figure your own writing voice: Choose any topic,...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 16, 2011 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia Figuring out what your writing voice is can be lots of fun, and when you’re writing for kids, that voice can even be silly. Yes, silly. Think about Dr. Seuss. His writing voice was distinctive and poetic and absolutely silly, though it made...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 15, 2011 | Writing
Image via Wikipedia Voice is a rather nebulous facet of the writing endeavor. How do you explain “voice”? Well… Here are some of its characteristics: voice is individual voice can be formal or informal voice is often referred to as “tone”...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 14, 2011 | Writing
You have a story in mind. Where did it come from? The character or the situation? If the story came from developing your character first, then it might be easy to decide which character(s) will carry the viewpoint — that’s the angle from which all action...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 13, 2011 | Writing
Does the idea of viewpoint or point of view (POV) confuse you? Not to worry! It confuses lots of new writers, and I can remember way back 21 years ago when it kind of confused me, too. When you’re reading a novel, think about who is telling you what’s...
by Pat Marcello | Jan 12, 2011 | Writing
I love figuring out where my point of view (POV) or viewpoint should be when I’m writing fiction. Who narrates the action? Is it my main character? Or is it a third-person omniscient narrator? How is my story best told? So, how do I figure that out? I write a...
