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Another Good Reason to Journal

by Heather Goldsmith on November 4th, 2006

After reading this story I had to share the excellent advice on finding voice in your writing.

Steven Bradley writes;

“Don’t try to force your voice. It has a tendency to hide when you try hard to get at it. Keep reading and forming opinions and keep writing whether it’s on your blog or in your journal or even if it’s just your grocery list. The more you write the more your voice will come to the surface. The more you forget to look specifically for it the more it will reveal itself to you. ”

Earlier in the piece Bradley suggests;

“The best way to find and develop your voice is to continue to write and let it come naturally. Keep a journal and write, write, write. The reason for the journal is that your journal isn’t trying to impress anyone. You’re writing for you and you can see through all those big words you’re thinking make you sound more literary. You can see through your own BS so there’s no reason to put it there. Your private writing will be more you than anything you write for the public.”

So, if you’re trying to develop your unique voice keep a journal. Good advice in my opinion.

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