My on-line critique group has taken a break from our weekly critiquing now and then to do workshops. Since “voice” is big with agents and editors now, and we have been talking about it for the past year or more, this week our critique group is doing a Voice Workshop together, led by our own, Rose Green. Then here, smack-dab in the middle of the week, I got this brilliant idea that next week we each write a post on our blogs on Voice, as sort of a term paper summary from this week.
It will take a while to soak in all the things we’ve been learning, so I may be compartmentalizing into more than one post next week. I always tended to be a rule breaker, even when I was the one making up the rules.
What we hope to discover in our Voice Workshop is:
1) What is Voice?
2) How do you create Voice?
3) What kinds of Voice appeal to you?
See you next week.
Author Sandy Carlson 
And we’re definitely learning a lot this week. I know that my biggest realization is that voice is simply, ME.
I’m looking forward to reading over your notes. Voice workshop sounds like something every writer would be interested in taking – thanks for sharing Sandy.
I’ve had many “biggest realizations” this week. It’s so much fun to learn. I am aware of needs and desires in my life, but it’s all about the buddy-system. I’m able to learn (more) by holding hands with my writing friends. Thanks for running with me. (Watch out for those trees!)
Thanks for sharing this. I’ll be doing a voice revision soon and can use any tips I can get.