TO FIND A VOICE

Saw an interesting blog today about finding your authentic writing voice. Read something you wrote recently. Do you hear any of those descriptors? You should, if you're writing openly.

Suddenly the calm is shattered; my heart seizes and beats frantically as we sweep down toward the earth. Falling so fast, the sound of air, whistle-rising, roars around us. So fast! I close my eyes, giving my life to the gods, to the goddess. I fear to see the end. Then like a giant swan upon the water, we land on the desert plain, gentle and soundless.

I can see the great rock rising above us like a lone sentinel in the flatness of the plain, the top glowing gold in the first rays of the morning sun. I can smell the earthy tang of vegetation and riverbank mud. There is life here in this wild, lonely place that is to be my home. The machine stirs and my lord and master climbs out of the front compartment, his long robes gathered over one arm and the still glowing power stone in the other. Now I am impatient for this life to begin.

The above two paragraphs are part of the Prelude to the Apex Project. This is a finished novel in the throes of final editing and reviewing with WYRM group. I have not made it public to WDC yet. I feel these words help represent the 'Voice' I am attempting to maintain. I write fantasy and science fiction and I guess historical style (Knights of Sparrow). I like swords and horses too.

I want to be a strict story-teller without getting into a lot of personal philosophy or ideas piled in that don't belong. I write a representation of reality, wanting it to be very believable so when the story twists into something spiritual or advanced technology, it will be again  be justified and logical.

I write about advanced human abilities, reincarnation, adventure and action without a lot of violence except when absolutely necessary. I write about love, but not so much sex. I believe my words must, MUST, carry the reader along without interruption.

My characters are detailed, and I hope they become real persons as the story progresses. Sometimes they are inspired by people I have known, or they come from a horoscope, or a news story. I find that my characters often have a mind of their own.

I love the creative part and the planning and working the puzzle pieces together into a coherent whole. Editing is truly painful. My mind fights that kind of focus, but I'm learning thanks to my friends at WYRM in writing.com. In-depth reviewing is an art.

Having worked for most of my life in theater and films, I tend to see my writing as images. If you don't see an image, I've done something wrong.

My best to all >>>iggy

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