Comments on: When You Can’t Find Your Writing Voice http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/ Kindness, clarity, confidence, compassion. Watchwords for writing on the web. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: How To Become A Fire-Breathing Writing Dragon | Confident Writing http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/#comment-30194 How To Become A Fire-Breathing Writing Dragon | Confident Writing Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:50:59 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=188#comment-30194 [...] own power – to speak out, to make a difference, to tell it the way it is, to free our words, to find our own voice, to toot sweetly, to realize the power of our [...] [...] own power – to speak out, to make a difference, to tell it the way it is, to free our words, to find our own voice, to toot sweetly, to realize the power of our [...]

]]> By: An ABC of Confident Writing | Confident Writing http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/#comment-20225 An ABC of Confident Writing | Confident Writing Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:30:59 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=188#comment-20225 [...] V is for voice, and knowing how to find it [...] [...] V is for voice, and knowing how to find it [...]

]]> By: 8 From The Archives To Help You Free Your Words | Confident Writing http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/#comment-3273 8 From The Archives To Help You Free Your Words | Confident Writing Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:30:28 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=188#comment-3273 [...] When You Can’t Find Your Voice “Oh, but I’m not a writer” I hear people say. What does that matter? Neither am I. It’s what you write, what you say, what you do with your power that counts. I know a lot of professional writers who know how to turn a trick - but not how to breathe fire. [...] [...] When You Can’t Find Your Voice “Oh, but I’m not a writer” I hear people say. What does that matter? Neither am I. It’s what you write, what you say, what you do with your power that counts. I know a lot of professional writers who know how to turn a trick – but not how to breathe fire. [...]

]]> By: Singing your song: the round up of authentic writing | Confident Writing http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/#comment-3117 Singing your song: the round up of authentic writing | Confident Writing Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:02:40 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=188#comment-3117 [...] talked about what happens when you can’t find your voice and finding the courage to hear yourself [...] [...] talked about what happens when you can’t find your voice and finding the courage to hear yourself [...]

]]> By: Joanna Young http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/#comment-538 Joanna Young Sat, 29 Sep 2007 11:39:25 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=188#comment-538 Well Cat, I enjoyed writing this piece. I found it a big question to begin with because, as you say, it's such a simple but difficult issue at the same time. But I just tried to break it down into things I have done, or tried to do, and link it back to the writing process. Although as you say - the bigger question lying behind it is the other one we've been grappling with this month - finding out who you are... I suppose if I was to add one point - maybe it'd be this. If I told you that one of the 12 points was the one that was just right for you, now - and that you already knew which one it was - which one would it be? Joanna Well Cat, I enjoyed writing this piece.

I found it a big question to begin with because, as you say, it’s such a simple but difficult issue at the same time. But I just tried to break it down into things I have done, or tried to do, and link it back to the writing process. Although as you say – the bigger question lying behind it is the other one we’ve been grappling with this month – finding out who you are…

I suppose if I was to add one point – maybe it’d be this. If I told you that one of the 12 points was the one that was just right for you, now – and that you already knew which one it was – which one would it be?

Joanna

]]> By: cat http://confidentwriting.com/2007/09/when-you-cant-1/#comment-537 cat Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:39:43 +0000 http://confidentwriting.com/?p=188#comment-537 Joanna, Thank you for addressing this issue. Finding a voice seems so simple, yet so difficult at the same time. There are so many voices out there, swamping mine. Sometimes I know the voice, the character I want to portray as mine. Then in the morning, I wake up. And start all over again. I guess, amongst everything, finding your voice comes down to knowing who you are. Being authentic. (yes, I'm listening to one of your podcasts while I'm writing this :-) Joanna,

Thank you for addressing this issue. Finding a voice seems so simple, yet so difficult at the same time. There are so many voices out there, swamping mine.

Sometimes I know the voice, the character I want to portray as mine. Then in the morning, I wake up. And start all over again.

I guess, amongst everything, finding your voice comes down to knowing who you are. Being authentic.

(yes, I’m listening to one of your podcasts while I’m writing this :-)

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