tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post3768582123580753260..comments2023-09-25T11:03:17.468-05:00Comments on The Modern Gal: The Modern Gal looks for her voiceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-29180131832211046132008-04-22T22:55:00.000-05:002008-04-22T22:55:00.000-05:00I suppose being told you need to find your voice i...I suppose being told you need to find your voice is better than, say, being told you're not aggressive enough and that everyone in your office is disgruntled with you. Is there a conference session for that?Currer Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075889914378922510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-27743002211885262112008-04-22T14:21:00.000-05:002008-04-22T14:21:00.000-05:00All such wonderful thoughts. Thank you very much.All such wonderful thoughts. Thank you very much.The Modern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08663558561522180816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-30098100425873954282008-04-21T16:39:00.000-05:002008-04-21T16:39:00.000-05:00To be honest, this is probably the second or third...To be honest, this is probably the second or third time I've read your blog; however, if I can "glean" anything, it is this:<BR/><BR/>You are careful; as I am careful. You want to portray a particular image; as I want to portray a particular image. I imagine that's what we do as "bloggers." As much as I dislike that term, we do this for a reason. It may be cathartic; yet, I think it's more than that. It's a need to express oneself and have others approve. Let's be honest; we would quit if no one read. The fact that you and Angie occasionally comment on what I write permits me to keep writing.<BR/><BR/>I glean this: You, as Me, appreciate words, and want people to appreciate them as such.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805317260116338198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-18312110772238570842008-04-21T16:37:00.000-05:002008-04-21T16:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805317260116338198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-89367036199080145972008-04-21T11:17:00.000-05:002008-04-21T11:17:00.000-05:00Allie's comment was kind of deep. Good advice...I ...Allie's comment was kind of deep. Good advice...I think.<BR/><BR/>I have the same problem (if it is indeed a problem.) I feel like I probably have a distinct voice when I write on my blog, but everything else comes with so much expectation that I think much of my personality gets erased from the writing by trying to live up to it.<BR/><BR/>I don't know. Something like that.Mickeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980072484914437668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-34694689382354571112008-04-21T09:06:00.000-05:002008-04-21T09:06:00.000-05:00I think you've got a great voice. You have a shar...I think you've got a great voice. You have a sharp sense of humor and I enjoy your perspective on things. <BR/><BR/>In terms of finding voice, it's something I struggled with in my fiction for years. I think it comes to a point of being honest with yourself about who you are. Sometimes we have this idea of who we want to be, but we're going to be best at what we do as writers when we accept who we are instead.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16603700427096296937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-5397165238352304592008-04-21T08:15:00.000-05:002008-04-21T08:15:00.000-05:00I'm not sure where my voice is. I find when I'm tr...I'm not sure where my voice is. I find when I'm trying to write, the thoughts get scrambled and whatever I've written down sounds like complete garbage. When I'm just rambling and not really caring, then a really awesome piece of work comes out of it. What does that tell me about my voice? I have no clue. <BR/><BR/>I hope you find yours!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482086120454663232.post-3206174541646465552008-04-21T08:01:00.000-05:002008-04-21T08:01:00.000-05:00I read somewhere that "Find your voice" is the lea...I read somewhere that "Find your voice" is the least helpful piece of information a writer can receive, and I feel that way somewhat. Sometimes I write with no purpose at all, and sometimes I make it reflect my true personality, and sometimes I try and make it reflect my made-up personality. It's always the latter that gets the stronger response.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com