From the course: Writing a Compelling Blog Post
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Have a voice
- You're in your car, you turn on the radio and within a few syllables, you know who's singing because the voice is so unique, so instantly recognizable. Louis Armstrong, Janice Joplin, Smokey Robinson, Amy Winehouse. Granted, those are some big lungs to fill but bloggers should strive to have a unique recognizable voice too, because in writing, it's not just what you say it's how you say it that makes your work stand out. Makes it sound like something only you could write. We know what voice is for a singer, but how do you define voice when it comes to writers? Grammar Girl, a word nerd after my own heart says, "Voice is the distinct personality, "style, or point of view of a piece of writing." I think of it is really all the tools you use within the confines of a piece of writing to make your point. From the way you use language, to the length of your sentences and paragraphs, even the quirky way you punctuate. Look at this post on the blog The Glowing Edge by Lisa Creech Bledsloe…
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