Our voiceprint is as unique as our fingerprint, and we understand a little about how we use our physical voice. But how do we use a writer's voice, and what is it anyway?
As readers, we fall in love with certain writers, their word choice, their attitude, the memorable characters that populate a work of fiction, or the distinct style of an essayist or non-fiction writer.
Whether you want to make your emails more engaging/impactful/entertaining or if you're attempting to author a distint book of your own, it's essential to develop a voice that connects to the reader or listener.
Anne Janzer, brings knowledge, wisdom and humor to this episode. She has also written The Writer's Voice: Techniques for Tuning your Tone and Style, the fifth book in her Writer's Process Series.
We discuss how many writer's feel about their writing and writer's voice, how you can improve and vary the style in which you communicate, the musicality of language and the importance of serving the reader.
With a little practice and and a sense of play, you can master the art and science of writing voice.
Anne Janzer is an award-winning author, armchair cognitive science geek, nonfiction author coach, marketing practitioner, and blogger. She’s on a mission to help people spread important ideas through writing.
As a professional writer, she has worked with more than one hundred technology companies, writing in the voice of countless brands and corporate executives. She is author of the books Get the Word Out, Writing to Be Understood, The Writer’s Process, The Workplace Writer’s Process, and Subscription Marketing.