Writing Voice Quotes:

A writer's voice is not character alone, it is not style alone; it is far more. A writer's voice line the stroke of an artist's brush- is the thumbprint of her whole person- her idea, wit, humor, passions, rhythms.

- Patricia Lee Gauch

topic: Writing, Character, Passion, Writer's Voice, Writing Voice

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.

- Meg Rosoff

source: "How to write fiction: Meg Rosoff on finding your voice". www.theguardian.com. October 18, 2011.

topic: Jobs, Heart, Writing, Writing Voice

My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.

- Ernest Hemingway

topic: Inspirational Life, Kids, Writing, Writing Stories, Writing Voice

A word after a word after a word is power.

- Margaret Atwood

topic: Inspirational, Life, Reading, Independent Bookstores, Great Writing

I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions.

- James A. Michener

source: Ernest Hemingway, James A. Michener (1986). “The dangerous summer”, Scribner Book Company

topic: Writing, Swings, Emotion, Story Writing, Swirls

You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you.

- Ray Bradbury

topic: Inspirational, Writing, Reality, Inspiring Writing, Writers And Writing

Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication with friends and family, the healing of the inner life, or achieving public recognition for your art - the foundation is the same: the claiming of yourself as an artist/writer and the strengthening of your writing voice through practice, study, and helpful response from other writers.

- Pat Schneider

source: Pat Schneider (2003). “Writing Alone and with Others”, p.22, Oxford University Press

topic: Art, Communication, Healing, Writing Voice, Strengthening

There was about a two-year period at the end of the '60s, when I realized I was in the wrong place and entertaining the wrong people with the wrong material and that I was not being true to myself. I went through a metamorphosis into something more authentic for me, a more authentic stage voice and writing voice.

- George Carlin

topic: Writing, Years, Two, True To Myself, Writing Voice

I began wanting to create a detective who really turned the tables on that image of women, to know that you could have a sex life and not be a bad person. You could have a sex life and still solve your own problems. It was eight years from when I started having the fantasy that I was going to create such a detective to when I actually sat down and came up with V. I. Warshawski. It was a long, slow journey to come to a writing voice and do that character.

- Sara Paretsky

source: Source: www.progressive.org

topic: Sex, Writing, Character, Writing Voice

I think everyone has a story to tell. Part of what I do is help artists find their voice, not only their vocal voice, but their writing voice. Every artist that I worked with who has those records that everyone talks about, they are also writers. I like to say I helped support whatever their writing was so people heard the song clearly.

- Salaam Remi

topic: Song, Writing, Artist, Writing Voice, Everyone Has A Story

My writing voice is very much like 'Thank You for Smoking.' It's a guy's voice. It's very masculine.

- Jason Reitman

topic: Thank You, Writing, Voice, Writing Voice

My writing voice is a little quirkier, more singer-songwriter-y than the Top 40 stuff I cover.

- Sam Tsui

topic: Writing, Voice, Littles, Writing Voice