The Voice

I’ve read a lot about “finding your voice” in the writing world. It took me a while to figure out what that really meant.  

To me, it means a couple of things. First, I had to find a style of writing that I felt comfortable using as I write. For me, I use a lot of dialogue between my characters. I don’t let them get into an entire dissertation because that would be boring for a reader, but I do like to explain a lot of the story through their back and forth conversation. Of course there has to be plenty of narrative as well without being author intrusive and that took me a while to get a grip on. 

Second, I had to find a genre I was most comfortable writing. My first two books were very funny chick lit – MARTINIS WITH MOM and MARTINIS AT THE RANCH - and while they were fun to write, it didn’t seem to be my first love. Problem was, I didn’t know what my first love looked and sounded like.  

My third book – AN UNACCEPTABLE TRUTH – is a romantic suspense and I think I’ve got a major crush on that genre. I’ve finished the first draft and am in the fine-tuning stage. While I’m getting major hot flashes from it, I’m still not sure I want to marry myself to that genre. (Talk about fickle!) 

One thing has guided me through all of this – whatever I write to publish, it has to be the best, most-polished work I can deliver to my readers before I put my name to it.  

Good rule to follow.  

Martinis with Mom and Martinis at the Ranch are available on Amazon, Kindle, and Ibooks.  

Watch for the release of An Unacceptable Truth on Amazon, Kindle, and Ibooks in the very near future. 

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