Table of Contents
Foreword Reed Farrel Coleman 1
Introduction 4
Part I What is Voice?
Chapter 1 Writing for Readers Barbara Baig 7
Chapter 2 Tapping Your Unique Voice Judy Bodmer 14
Chapter 3 Awaken Your Authenticity+cJordan Rosenfeld 18
Chapter 4 A Singular Voice Donald Maass 27
Chapter 5 All About That Voice Adair Lara 36
Part II Creating a Voice
Chapter 6 Finding Your Voice Larry Brooks 44
Chapter 7 Creating Your Own Voice Don Fry 51
Chapter 8 A Voice of Your Own Paula Munier 82
Chapter 9 Self-Expression: Your Personal Style Richard Campbell Cheryl Svensson 96
Part III The Mechanics of Voice
Chapter 10 The Qualities of Words Barbara Baig 101
Chapter 11 Prefer the Active Voice Stephen Wilbers 106
Chapter 12 Voice and Style James Scott Bell 114
Chapter 13 Taking Chances With Style David A. Fryxell 129
Chapter 14 Make Your Tone Pitch Perfect Adair Lara 133
Chapter 15 Watch Your Tone! Nancy Kress 141
Part IV Fiction-Specific Voice
Chapter 16 From Pov to Voice Joseph Bates 148
Chapter 17 The Difficulty of First-Person Pov James Scott Bell 171
Chapter 18 The Voice of Genre Steven Harper 175
Chapter 19 Matching Voice and Dialogue to Your Story Gloria Kempton 185
Chapter 20 The Inner Voice Nancy Kress 208
Chapter 21 Creating a Narratorial Voice Gabriela Pereira 212
Chapter 22 Breaking the Fourth Wall Jeff Gerke 219
Chapter 23 The Voice of Young Adults Diana Lopez 223
Chapter 24 Too Many Voices G. Miki Hayden 227
Part V Nonfiction-Specific Voice
Chapter 25 Give Nonfiction an Audible Voice Roger Morris 235
Chapter 26 First-Person Finesse Mamie Hayutin 241
Chapter 27 Hearing Voices David A. Fryxell 247
Chapter 28 Find an Angle to Bring Your Subject to Life Adair Lara 250
Chapter 29 The Voice of Your Memoir Paula Balzer 256
Chapter 30 A Personal Presence Dinty W. Moore 275
Permissions Page 286
Index 289
