human. We kind of think the voice is the narrator. It certainly helps if the stories are riveting, but a great voice renders the dullest event remarkable.
Mary Karr • The Art of Memoir
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human. We kind of think the voice is the narrator. It certainly helps if the stories are riveting, but a great voice renders the dullest event remarkable.
human. We kind of think the voice is the narrator. It certainly helps if the stories are riveting, but a great voice renders the dullest event remarkable.
Saved by Alex Dobrenko
the narrative voice The voice that tells the story is the first thing the reader encounters. It carries us from the first page to the last. We, the readers, must believe in this narrative voice or, at least, we must feel strongly for that voice and have a definite and consistent opinion about it.
When you tell a story, you become a character as the narrator. Your speaking cadence helps to build and release the dramatic effect and tension.
The goal of a voice is to speak not with objective authority but with subjective curiosity.
In a first-person narrative, you are stuck with this one voice. Therefore this character, or at least her point of view (POV), must be engaging.