Fiction writing: the difference between voice and style - 5 views

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  #1 aberman on 12 Mar 12

   

  http://www.helium.com/items/1397787-how-does-style-differ-from-voice
  
  I chose to post and write a response on this article because it is a perfect example of just how mixed the views, beliefs, ideas etc. are out there about the use of voice and style in different forms of creative writing. This article focused on fiction writing but that has does not change it's view on the matter. I could not believe how perfect this article was on its timing, directly after my last Diigo post which contains an article arguing the EXACT opposite view point about how voice and style differ from each other. The author of this article claims that it is the "style" of the writer that changes with their different works, and their voice is what remains constant. However the article I posted just before this one claimed the opposite, that it is the voice of the writer that will change from piece to piece, and the writers style remains a constant. This is exactly why I am so interested in this question; I am beginning to wonder if I will ever feel 100% one way or the other on the matter....which makes it a perfect topic for inquiry. This article pertains to my workshop class for the same reason as the last one, it speaks on the overal struggle of finding yourself as a writer.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://www.helium.com/items/1397787-how-does-style-differ-from-voice" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.helium.com/items/1397787-how-does-style-differ-from-voice</a> <br /> <br /> I chose to post and write a response on this article because it is a perfect example of just how mixed the views, beliefs, ideas etc. are out there about the use of voice and style in different forms of creative writing. This article focused on fiction writing but that has does not change it's view on the matter. I could not believe how perfect this article was on its timing, directly after my last Diigo post which contains an article arguing the EXACT opposite view point about how voice and style differ from each other. The author of this article claims that it is the "style" of the writer that changes with their different works, and their voice is what remains constant. However the article I posted just before this one claimed the opposite, that it is the voice of the writer that will change from piece to piece, and the writers style remains a constant. This is exactly why I am so interested in this question; I am beginning to wonder if I will ever feel 100% one way or the other on the matter....which makes it a perfect topic for inquiry. This article pertains to my workshop class for the same reason as the last one, it speaks on the overal struggle of finding yourself as a writer.</div>

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