There are clues that help writers uncover their true writing voice.
You might be asking, why is finding your authentic voice so important? I asked the same thing for years, before I finally understood something.
Understanding your authentic voice is really about understanding who you are. It’s about becoming fully aware of who you were made to be. When you know that, writing becomes so much easier.
Your voice is where your passion and your audience’s needs meet. It’s your unique way of communicating what you want to say.
You can’t write books that are meaningful or grow your readership if you don’t know what to say or more important, how to say it. It’s critical to understand what makes you… you.
This is the only way to have a solid foundation, to stand tall in who you are, with what you love so that you can continue to write long-term.
3 Clues to Help Uncover Your Authentic Writing Voice
There are many people who want to be writers, but not everybody wants to do what it takes to become one: to show up without pretense and really listen to themselves; to do battle with the inner critic; to let go of perfection and to connect with readers.
Writing is not easy. There will be many times when you want to quit.
But, the rewards are amazing. As begin this process of uncovering your voice as you continue to practice writing each day, it will help you uncover who you were meant to be all along.
The challenge I want to toss your way, is to take that first step to becoming more aware of your writing voice.
Each of us have been given clues that inform us of our voice… of who we are. For your words and message to have the impact you want them to have, it’s important to develop the art of listening.
A great place to start is to ask yourself these questions:
1.Find your voice in the experiences in your past. Look back at your childhood and your growth into adulthood and ask yourself, what did you naturally to doing when you were younger?
2.Find your voice in the struggles. What are areas in your life that you’ve struggled? In what areas have you searched for the answers to certain questions? Examples: how to find your identity, how to write a novel, how to manage money, etc.
3.Find your voice in the questions others have for you. What questions do others naturally come to you, looking for answers? Maybe you’re good at understanding design, or how to teach your children, or how to overcome obstacles in your life to reach your goals, etc.
For instance, I got a glimpse of the questions others had for me when I started to have more and more people ask me if I could teach them the steps to write and self-publish their book. I realized that many people dreamed of writing their own book, but were looking for a simple step-by-step process they could follow. When I started to have many people asking me questions, I decided to write a self-publishing book along with The Storyteller’s Roadmap mini-course – both which you can get FREE when you click here.
I’ve discovered that when you answering these questions, it helps you discover places where your unique ability and passions, meet up with your natural gifts and inclinations.
Here’s how you’ll begin to realize more and more that you’ve uncovered your natural writing voice: Writing will feel almost effortless.
Don’t get me wrong, writing will still be hard work, but you’ll have a new comfort with your words that wasn’t there before.
The result of this new freedom to write with your natural voice, will attract more people. This will build your confidence and the quality of your work will improve. More readers will follow.
Have you uncovered your natural writing voice? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments ~ let’s learn from each other 😉
