tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post8623904744992599051..comments2023-07-05T03:53:20.503-06:00Comments on The Laws of Making: Voice and Writing Every DayDeren Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-56041220272909316152011-06-04T06:35:57.830-06:002011-06-04T06:35:57.830-06:00I daresay, Mr. Hensen, one would not aspire to be ...I daresay, Mr. Hensen, one would not aspire to be associated with Mr. Collins in any incantation. Luckily, I do not compare you to him. <br /><br />It's funny I came back to see your comment (Well, no, it's not funny, I always come back) However, this conversation got me thinking about all the voices we use.<br /><br />I'm originally from the Rhode Island and we have our own kind of accent. A mix between Brahmin and Jersey. When I write on my blog, what you hear is my normal 'voice'. <br /><br />When I have to write an essay (or some particular work of scholarly writing) I turn on my Barbara Walters 'voice'. I sound educated (which I am -- but you wouldn't know it from my blog).<br /><br />When I write my historicals, I have a totally different way of writing. My 'voice' is not merely Austenish, it is almost Hemingway-esque, sparing of description, using the right word choices to make description and action up to the reader. <br /><br />It's interesting to have this conversation (eye-opening on so many levels). Thanks for this.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-23287783940598454412011-06-03T08:50:46.409-06:002011-06-03T08:50:46.409-06:00In light of such a happy association it seems only...In light of such a happy association it seems only appropriate to extend our most felicitous congratulations!<br /><br />[Wait, is that too much of a Mr. Collins-ish voice? That would not be such a happy association.]<br /><br />And yes, I can say amen to a rigorous course of watching BBC television (though I'm not entirely sure about the <b>Red Dwarf</b> episodes).<br /><br />Kidding aside, the longer British format (i.e., program aren't interrupted for commercials) provides more scope for good writing.Deren Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11260147750947135832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586450397369280599.post-58331869936966343462011-06-03T07:03:54.631-06:002011-06-03T07:03:54.631-06:00I've been told I have a Jane Austenish voice s...I've been told I have a Jane Austenish voice so I take that as a high compliment. However, that took years to develop, while reading and watching BBC television.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com