narrative-voice

Find and maintain a consistent authorial voice. Develops distinct perspective that carries through the writing. Use when: (1) writing feels generic or interchangeable with others in the same genre, (2) different sections sound like different people wrote them without intentional voice shift, (3) writing for a new audience or format and uncertain what voice fits, (4) multiple pieces need to feel like they come from the same author across different topics, (5) feedback indicates writing lacks personality or distinctive character, (6) heavy editing has stripped away voice in pursuit of correctness or convention, (7) starting a new project and establishing the voice that will carry through it, (8) voice feels forced or performative rather than emerging naturally, (9) transitioning between writing types and wanting to maintain recognizable identity, (10) analyzing what makes admired writers' voices distinctive