Stop trying to find your writing voice

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People say you need to find your ‘writing voice.’

But I think this is just confusing.

We hear: ‘I need to craft a distinct voice,’ and end up spewing all kinds of crap onto the page trying to write with ‘character.’

It’s not voice you’re looking for.

In my fifteen years of writing online, I never found a ‘voice’ as such.

I found play instead.

Play means I get to experiment in every article I write.

Some days, I’m a moody pirate here to help with pragmatic life advice.

Other days, I’m a cheeky monkey with a penchant for disruption.

When we choose to play instead of ‘writing with a distinct voice,’ all hell breaks loose.

In a good way.

We become something.

That’s when a ‘voice’ emerges.

When you write or create hundreds of things, there will be a thread that runs through it all. Like a DNA stamp.

It’s clearly your work.

This is what people mean when they say ‘writing voice.’

It’s clearly your writing because you expressed yourself. And you won’t express yourself fully if the work doesn’t feel like play.

When we play, we agree to a silent agreement that says making mistakes isn’t that big of a deal. We are allowed to fall and scrape our knees.

Now we’re no longer uptight worry-scrooges.

We’re open, curious and having fun.

That’s when your voice will appear.

(The same applies to your day-to-day confidence, too).

Being playful becomes second nature when stressful thoughts do not weigh you down.

I guide you through a series of necessary insights to help you delete these thoughts quickly.

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