tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post507244536588506642..comments2023-05-22T10:18:10.585-04:00Comments on bernadette hearne, author: can you hear me?Bernadettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02203668301347954203noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-13375586134954833002010-08-27T10:05:27.892-04:002010-08-27T10:05:27.892-04:00Bernadette, exceptionally good post. I believe eac...Bernadette, exceptionally good post. I believe each of us has an unique voice, but sometimes authors allow critique partners to squash their natural voice. Like you, keeping the theme/plot in mind helps me focus on the characters and their journey as I write. <br /><br />I haven't read EAT, LOVE, PRAY yet, but plan to before I see the movie. I don't usually like memoirs, but like a littleCaroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-54975072283663694932010-08-17T15:57:53.091-04:002010-08-17T15:57:53.091-04:00Excellent post, Bernadette. Comparing voice to a s...Excellent post, Bernadette. Comparing voice to a symphony was ... perfect! I've been away for awhile, going to look through back posts and see if I missed the second part of your "meeting" with your romance hero :) Loved that first introduction in the bath!!Rachel Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558320176729409822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-64999063922525687632010-08-16T17:42:34.117-04:002010-08-16T17:42:34.117-04:00Welcome, Jacqueline. I'm glad you discovered t...Welcome, Jacqueline. I'm glad you discovered the blog, too. Would love to hear about your wip sometime and whether theme helps with voice for you. It actually has solved so many issues for me, I'm beginning to think it should be Creative Writing 101! Or maybe it is; not a course of study I ever got to pursue in college.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203668301347954203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-67014594170575326562010-08-16T15:44:03.167-04:002010-08-16T15:44:03.167-04:00Wonderful, thoughtful post. I'm glad I discove...Wonderful, thoughtful post. I'm glad I discovered your blog. <br /><br />I think it's sometimes hard to differentiate character voice from authorial voice, especially when it's first person, but they are different, and I think you hit on some important points. Now to go back to my WIP and think about theme and voice...Jacquelinehttp://www.jhoutman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-67381934527106981042010-08-16T15:08:35.772-04:002010-08-16T15:08:35.772-04:00What a great post, Bernie! I do think that what yo...What a great post, Bernie! I do think that what you love and care about will surely help your voice come through strong and clear. And the passion behind your personality will come through on the page. Thanks for sharing your journey.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319693803965534447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-13944849490457701512010-08-15T20:12:11.592-04:002010-08-15T20:12:11.592-04:00Well said, Bonnie! No wonder "Island Sting&qu...Well said, Bonnie! No wonder "Island Sting" is such a big hit.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203668301347954203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-67153030129730560232010-08-15T11:40:58.031-04:002010-08-15T11:40:58.031-04:00Excellent way to think of voice. I've struggle...Excellent way to think of voice. I've struggled to understand the concept for years, and I think editors and agents struggle to describe it. But, by George, I think you've got it! Unless we are truly aware of the thread that weaves all aspects of our work into a piece, we probably don't have a recognizable voice. Instead we are likely to have a chorus of competing voices each wiping Bonnie J. Doerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637054576978455953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-52479385246100192002010-08-15T11:30:55.156-04:002010-08-15T11:30:55.156-04:00New readers! How exciting! i'm so glad you pop...New readers! How exciting! i'm so glad you popped by.<br /><br />Clarissa: An accumulation of all our experiences -- that's a great way to think of voice. After all, experience makes us who we are, and that's the source of our voices.<br /><br />Nicole: Welcome! Who are some of your favorite authors? Do thry tend to revisit the same themes again and again?<br /><br />Lisanne, I'm Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02203668301347954203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-5800531772767658842010-08-15T10:13:12.962-04:002010-08-15T10:13:12.962-04:00It took a very long time for me to understand exac...It took a very long time for me to understand exactly what "voice" is. Many fellow writers kept saying I have a Kathleen Woodiwiss voice, but I can't see it or hear it in my own work. I love Kathleen, but I don't particularly want to sound like her. <br /><br />I think you hit the answer to my dilemma squarely between the eyes. I believe my true voice came through clearest inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-86790494422911394442010-08-15T09:04:35.662-04:002010-08-15T09:04:35.662-04:00Fantastic post!! I enjoyed reading it! I've no...Fantastic post!! I enjoyed reading it! I've noticed my favorite authors are my favorites because of their voices. I could read anything they write, even (as the cliche goes,) their grocery list and enjoy it. I loved your insight about how theme relates to voice.Nicole Northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01535088964454920083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927043515756979707.post-27381962275002268172010-08-15T06:57:11.132-04:002010-08-15T06:57:11.132-04:00Great blog, Bernadette. I recognize other writers&...Great blog, Bernadette. I recognize other writers' voices rather easily, but have never been able to hear my own in spite of people telling me it's strong.<br /><br /> After thinking about it for a long time, I finally figured out that it's because I read a lot in a different language. That predisposes me to choose certain words, certain sentence structures which might no occur to an Clarissa Southwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999713155443152791noreply@blogger.com