tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post5227494425719437572..comments2024-03-26T22:57:41.830-04:00Comments on Writers On The Move: "The Difference between Style and Voice," by Mayra CalvaniKaren Cioffihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-49513254871621533272012-03-27T11:06:34.513-04:002012-03-27T11:06:34.513-04:00I love this take! Thank you. I know that I choose ...I love this take! Thank you. I know that I choose a different style, dependent upon the story I'm telling (my teen witch Pru does *not* sound a bit like any of my historical romance heroines, nor my ghost in my darker YA). But my author voice does rely a lot on the words I have come to love through my own years of voracious reading.Kelly McClymerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038223302234193266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-77967417207335970472012-03-24T23:25:29.132-04:002012-03-24T23:25:29.132-04:00I have a feeling my work has similar issues as Mar...I have a feeling my work has similar issues as Margot mentioned. This was a very helpful post! Thanks, Mayra!!patti.mallett_pphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01453756965198648016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-71431953628454647682012-03-24T23:15:47.913-04:002012-03-24T23:15:47.913-04:00This is a very helpful post!
It was recently brou...This is a very helpful post!<br /><br />It was recently brought to my attention that my charcacters' voices tend to reflect my own (and therefore are very similar) and was asked for some variance. Your clear explanation of the difference between these things and style really helped me get a better idea of how to go about making changes and stregnthening my characters.<br /><br />Thank you Margot Willowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393948305193628232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-72237436362730344312012-02-16T10:33:00.894-05:002012-02-16T10:33:00.894-05:00Mayra, interesting post and great references. You ...Mayra, interesting post and great references. You did a wonderful job describing the difference between style and voice.<br /><br />I think style can change if a writer writes in different genres.<br /><br />I wrote my middle-grade fantasy Walking Through Walls based on ancient China, so I used phrasing like, "he is," rather than "he's."<br /><br />In my science fiction Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-60549153743092303902012-02-16T06:17:20.832-05:002012-02-16T06:17:20.832-05:00Good post Mayra - I find that the author's voi...Good post Mayra - I find that the author's voice is a subtle notion that often distinguishes the beginner writer from the experienced one - it's critically important to discover it.Magdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-67941190358335123372012-02-15T17:53:41.955-05:002012-02-15T17:53:41.955-05:00Thanks, Mayra. I had a question from a student th...Thanks, Mayra. I had a question from a student that I posted last week on my blog and wasn't really sure how to answer the question. This article is a better explanation than my answer since I wasn't really equating style versus voice in the answer - I was trying to say this would be the author's voice but in reality it turns out to be the author's style to the way she would elysabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052446855668120700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-48236688201849451222012-02-15T13:07:04.612-05:002012-02-15T13:07:04.612-05:00An interesting take on style and voice. For me, I...An interesting take on style and voice. For me, I first have to find my voice and then it helps shape my style.<br /><br />www.theadvantagepoint.wordpress.comMary Jo Guglielmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14044407102808262871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-69813337772584267682012-02-15T11:31:11.183-05:002012-02-15T11:31:11.183-05:00Mayra, thanks for a really interesting article and...Mayra, thanks for a really interesting article and for the in-depth, explanation of style and voice. The examples you used made the concepts come alive for me.Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-62424291896626678282012-02-15T08:36:50.802-05:002012-02-15T08:36:50.802-05:00Thankyou Mayra. I have struggled with writer's...Thankyou Mayra. I have struggled with writer's voice for ages. One of those concepts you think you know but can never explain. An excellent article.Anne Duguid Knolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6411231637771693377.post-69188203620153971742012-02-15T07:13:45.625-05:002012-02-15T07:13:45.625-05:00Interesting article, Mayra. It's something we ...Interesting article, Mayra. It's something we need to watch when we're editing others' work. We want to point out things they need to improve on, but we don't want to take away their style.Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.com