Ahead of the Game

If you read my blogs regularly, you should remember way back to a time where the trimester was just beginning, when I posted a blog about author's voice. Been there, done that! Please don't be offended (I promise I'm not that mean), I'm just excited that I am ahead of the game for once in my life. I think I really did a nice job on it too, so i encourage you to check it out here.

Now, I'm going to be honest with you (I am brutally honest in case you didn't know), just like I always am (or at least try to be). I don't think I am the best writer in the world. I don't even consider myself good or average. But, when I get to blog and share my opinions how I want to, it helps me to make my writing sound better. Plus, I like blogging. Maybe one day, when we all forget about what it is like to be in high school, you may stumble upon a blog that is written by a name you vaguely remember. Upon seeing this said blog, you may remember high school and sitting in the Z2 computer lab, tapping at the keys, and creating a blog about voice.

That was a pitiful example, but maybe it will happen. Anyways, besides my creative roadblock this morning, I have one point I really want to make. I will always remember writing the countless essays and paragraphs, and the endless TIQAs and stories. But above that, I will know that author's voice was something I used to make it easier and make people remember my writing.

But you may be asking, Georgia, since when did you get so obbsessed about this topic? ANSWER: I didn't. Its just something I enjoy and incorporate into the many different types of writing. We see author's voice everywhere and it's something that you should try too.

And how do authors use voice in books that we get from the library, the digital library, or a book store? Simple, just like this, "I don't remember having feelings one way or another about my father's directive that I-who had to leave for school in a few minutes-vacate the kitchen space untile he-who had nowhere to be at any particular time-finished making his tea, as I was 'in his way.'" (Buzo, 179). This is a quote from the book, Love and Other Perishable Items, written by an Austrailian author, Laura Buzo. Buzo incorporates her voice into everything-when Amelia talks, how she interacts, and her tone-which as you can see, really enhances the story.

In the quote, the author is snarky and slightly accusing, you know she sounds like a teenager,(not to offend the fellow classmates or students)  which is good since Amelia is a teenager. She also uses the dashes and sentence breaks to create the style and the way that we, as teenagers, talk. Her voice is clear and I personally like it a lot.

So readers, and young authors, I encurage you to comment about your voice as an author. Are you humorous or accusing? Perhaps serious or maybe witty? I want to hear (or i guess read...you know since it will be in the form of a comment) all about it!