- 280 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Only available on web
About This Book
Though it is foundational to the craft of writing, the concept of voice is a mystery to many authors, and teachers of writing do not have a good working definition of it for use in the classroom. Written to address the vague and problematic advice given to writers to "find their voice, " Voice First: A Writer's Manifesto recasts the term in the plural to give writers options, movement, and a way to understand the development of voice over time. By redefining "voice, " Sonya Huber offers writers an opportunity not only to engage their voices but to understand and experience how developing their range of voices strengthens their writing. Weaving together in-depth discussions of various concepts of voice and stories from the author's writing life, Voice First offers a personal view of struggles with voice as influenced and shaped by gender, place of origin, privilege, race, ethnicity, and other factors, reframing and updating the conversation for the twenty-first century. Each chapter includes writing prompts and explores a different element of voice, helping writers at all levels stretch their concept of voice and develop a repertoire of voices to summon.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Note to the Reader
- 1. Listening to Voices
- 2. The Voice Lineage
- 3. Voices Live in the Body
- 4. Mind Is the Source of Voice
- 5. Time and Place Grow Voices
- 6. Voices of Challenge and Change
- 7. Detail Is the Seed of Voice
- 8. Embodied Voices, Racialized Lives
- 9. Voices of Joy
- 10. Voices with Fire
- 11. A Whisper of a Voice
- 12. The Voice of Spirit
- 13. Editing and Revising with Voices
- A Few Final Words
- Gratitude
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- About Sonya Huber