Finding Your Voice: How to Develop a Unique Writing Style

We all have our favorite authors. 

Is it because of their storytelling skills? 

Partially, but more important than that is their voice or how they tell the story to the reader. 

A writer's voice sets their story apart from all the rest and helps it resonate with the reader in a way that makes it more than just some words on a page. 

You won't find your voice mimicking your favorite authors or following trends, but by finding the individuality of your voice to tell your story. 

Ready to find your voice? Here are some ways you can uncover your unique writing style. 

Read Widely 

You will never be a great writer if you are not also a great reader. 

As with any skill, the way to improve is with practice and study. We'll cover how you practice in the next step, but how can you study writing? 

Be reading. Reading anything and everything you can get your hands on. Every genre, and every author, has a lesson that can be learned between the pages of their books. 

Write Regularly 

Now it's on to the practice portion. 

There are many ways to tell a story. 

First-person, second, third, omniscient, limited, how will you know which is right for you unless you try them all on? 

The more you write the stronger your writing will get when paired with frequent studying (reading.) 

Be Authentic 

Your voice as a writer comes from who you are, your experiences, life, beliefs, perspectives, hopes, and dreams. It all comes together to make you, and you make your writer's voice. 

When you write you can't try to be anyone else, you need to be unapologetically you. 

Embrace Feedback 

Feedback is not there to hurt you. When feedback from peers, mentors, writing groups, or critique partners is constructive, it can help you better grasp how others perceive your writing. 

Have trusted readers (partners, peers, etc…) read over your work and ask them to pay attention to the voice.  

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Finding your voice is not something you'll be able to do throughout a single writing session. 

It's going to take practice, practice, and more practice before you find your voice and rhythm that is unapologetically and authentically you. 

Keep reading, keep writing, keep being yourself and your voice will find you in a way that will set you apart from other writers and connect best with your readers. 

Best of luck. 

B.

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