Does Finding Your Writing Voice Even Matter?

how your imperfect truth is enough

Photo by Aleksandr Khakimullin

Writers have a tendency to be all-in or nothing.

We wait for that perfect wave of inspiration to hit us before we start writing.

And we will ride it until we literally hit the good old writer’s block or just burn out from the mental exhaustion.

Reconnecting with my writing has been an exciting endeavor and also an exhausting one.

From reading the how-to guides, books and articles on finding your writing voice I find myself drowning in everyone else’s voice but my own.

There is so much information out there from:

• Read, read, read
• If you want to be a good writer, write every day
• What’s better: Quality or quantity?
• Make friends with other writers
• Share your work and get feedback

It’s no wonder we feel burnt out.

Being a writer is a serious commitment with very little pay (at least at first).

The reward is in the creating.