Inside the Wonder World, Lesson 28

Voice and Tone

Welcome to my Friday edition of Substack, which features my paid posts: Inside the Wonder World.

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Inside the Wonder World is the working title of my developing craft book on writing and publishing for young readers. I’m bringing it to you in pieces, both to help you learn something more deeply (lessons and exercises included) and to push me to finish this lofty goal.

Here’s the next lesson!

Voice

Voice is in my view one of the craft elements most difficult to master, yet you must. Editors and agents often say that they sign an author because of the excellent or compelling "voice" of the work in question. Readers will relate to work that has a voice they can connect with. Yet voice is tricky to discover. So, what is voice, and how do we create a voice that will resonate?