The Voice

Good morning to you all, it's voice day.

I've been told that I should keep my high tech voice fresh until at least Christmas (this is for you J-M).

That's very cool!

There's nothing as satisfying as sinking my teeth into a new project that's ready and waiting for my input.

Working with a friend is an interesting experience as well.

Most of my business associates have not been friends and it is remarkably refreshing to consult with someone I feel very comfortable with.

All that sorta weird business-like decorum stuff is just not there and it makes it a lot easier for me to feel part of the whole, which is important when I am writing for a company.

I must absorb the vision of the company so that I can write about it in an accurate voice.

I have been told that I can adjust my voice quite well to suit different audiences. I have always found that one of the elements of writing that I love the most. I slip my mind into the space of the reader, whoever that reader may be, and then I write what that reader would want to know and to understand.

My query writing online class is going well too. I needed an experienced writer to read my ideas and show me 'the forest for the trees.' I think it's working. The broader picture let's me see my ideas in a larger context and helps me become more focused. I am hoping this online class will help me get some magazine assignments.

I also get to read the other writers' ideas and that will help me generate new ideas too. I get a peak into how other people think and that's always a bonus.

I wish you all a productive and enlightening day!

And as John Updike said: To be in print is to be saved.