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You may have heard the term “writing voice” and wondered what it is and how to find it. Good news: You don’t have to go looking for your writing voice. It’s already in you.
Your writing voice can be heard in the way you talk, think, and tell stories. It’s uniquely yours. You don’t have to change how you communicate to find your writing voice. You just have to write like you.
Continue reading “Your Writing Voice Is Already in You”A client recently told her neighbor she was working on her second book. The neighbor looked at her in awe and said, “How long have you been a writer?”
That question stuck with me. I could see the neighbor thinking that writing a book required special training. That it wasn’t something as simple as sharing stories to encourage others—something the neighbor probably does every day.
Continue reading “Want to Share Your Story? You’re Ready”Summer is a wonderful time to relax and read a book. Before I leave on my summer vacation, I load my Kindle reader with the books I hope to enjoy. I can’t wait to dig into those stories—and take a break from writing.
Writers often feel guilty when they focus on summer reading instead of writing. But reading actually fuels your writing. Summer is the perfect season to improve your writing through reading.
Continue reading “Summer Reading Helps You Grow as a Writer”Scenes of summer: slower mornings, iced coffee on the patio, lots of sunshine, the sound of kids home from school. Summer has its own rhythm.
If you’ve been diligently working on a writing project, summer has a way of disrupting routines. Yet summer is still a great time for writing. You just need to adjust your pace and expectations.
Continue reading “A Summer Rhythm of Writing: Slower, Lighter, Inspiring”Have you found yourself lamenting that you haven’t done any writing during a busy day? You’ve thought about your topic, gone over scenes in your head, but just haven’t been able to write any of it.
Here’s great news: You’re still writing! All those thoughts, brainstorming, mulling over things, trying to figure out the right way to approach a story … it all counts as writing.
Continue reading “You’re Writing—Even If You Haven’t Written a Word Today”
Janet Eriksson 