Bird by Bird V: Attack of the Birds



Today in ¨Bird by Bird¨, Anne Lamott writes about writing with a voice. Voice can add a lot of personal touches in text that attract the readers attention. This will help keep a reader entertained, and stop them from putting your book down. For instance, a writer can express their words with a silly personality, and this will make the reading more fun. However, there are different voices for different scenarios.

Anne Lamott really emphasizes on how a writer can learn their voice. She asks her students what drives them to become better writers. This makes her students think about why they want to write, and what they wish to achieve out of it. I believe that she does this so her students can realize that, for example, if one of her students wishes to write to make people laugh, they should use a very comedic personality. However, if someone wants to write to help people learn a topic, they may want to use a more serious voice.

Anne Lamott writes this to help writing enthusiasts figure out their voice, and this will definitely help me. Many times I tend not to use my voice in writing, but it really is important. I will likely begin to add more personalized phrases to my writing.

Overall, voice is a very important skill that a writer can add to their piece. It makes it less boring, adds a tone to it, and can make the text to be more fun.

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