Jess Graves on Substack
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Jess Graves on Substack
Cultivating a timeless and enduring writing voice is inevitable when you write from your gut, enjoy the process, and say what you really mean.
This will transcend all the bullshit trends and fads, ensuring your content remains relevant and influential over time
This will transcend all the bullshit trends and fads, ensuring your content remains relevant and influential over time
Alex Mathers • 11 good reasons to develop a distinguishable writing voice
You need a point of view. Something you stand for. Something you believe that others don’t. Something you see that others are blind to. That’s the writing that spreads and makes a difference.
David Perell • Tweet
The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
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Voice isn’t only about what you sound like and what you say; it’s also about how you deliver it. As Rebecca Solnit describes it, a writer’s voice is “something of the personality and the principles of the writer, where your humor and seriousness are located, what you believe in, why you write, who and what you write about, and who you write for.”
Cortney Cassidy • A soft manifesto
A writer’s voice is the combination of passion, personality, and people. It’s communication in a way that is both personally fulfilling and relevant to your audience. It’s meaningful and marketable.
Jeff Goins • You Are a Writer (So Start Acting Like One)
Substack’s promise is that the best writing will rise to the top. But, in reality, the best writers—on Substack or anywhere else—aren’t just creators of content; they’re mirrors for aspiration, revealing something readers feel, think, or want to become.