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Figure Out Your Writing Voice Along the Way
I began to really pursue writing at the beginning of this year.
I wrote here and there for my various blogs throughout my life, but I never considered myself a straight up “writer” until very recently.
So now that I’m pursuing writing as a career, I read all of these articles that promise to “step up” my writing game or help me land the coveted curation here on Medium.
All these articles have a few things in common: pick a niche, speak from experience, and write in your own voice. But wait, what if I don’t know what my writing voice is?
I hate the idea of being put into one category. I one time had a friend describe me as a “bubbly” person, and that threw me for a spin like nothing else. Bubbly? Sarcastic, maybe. Humourous.. well of course. But, bubbly? I did not resonate with that.
At the same time, I had another friend that said to me, “your writing is so serious, but you’re so funny in person.” Again, making me question the style of my writing altogether.
Because I love writing with sarcasm in pieces when I feel like it works. But sometimes I feel a bit more poetic and want to sew together sentences that evoke emotions humor just couldn’t do justice.
