Journal #11
I thought this chapter on voice was pretty interesting. Something I took note of was the section on the difference between style and voice. I’d never thought of these two terms as different things, but it gave me a new perspective on how you can describe an object, location, person, anything with details that reveal both the characteristics of the item/person and the conventions of your writing. I also thought the paragraphs section was interesting. I’ve never really thought of paragraph length as a way to influence the voice of my writing, usually I just let my writing flow into whatever length sections I feel are appropriate. Being cognizant of paragraph length and how that may affect the points I’m trying to get across may be a good way to incorporate more voice into my writing. I really like the exercises in this chapter. I don’t usually do them but reading them and thinking of how I would approach the writing questions they pose is really interesting.