Put Yourself into Your Writing

Many writers, especially new ones, think that they’re writing ABOUT something. In fact, many people ARE writing about something, but from their own perspective. There’s a lot of YOU in your writing.

So, it’s important for you to develop your own style, your own way of expressing your ideas and thoughts. That’s true whether you’re writing fiction or non-fiction.

Is your writing style formal or informal? Is it lively and spirited, or low-key and serious? Do you express yourself using emotional words, or do you present your ideas at a more thoughtful level? Do you provide graphic detail, or do you write at a more general level?

Regardless of how you answered these questions, what’s important is that you reveal your personality in what and how you write. Your style and voice become something like your trademark or watermark on everything you publish. Once you know what your writing style is, it frees you up to write with enthusiasm, and free-flow of thought.

Assignment

If you haven’t written anything of substance before, practice by writing short to medium-length several pieces, on any subject, to see if you can identify your style and voice. This will help you determine what kind of writing style you’re natural with and would work most effectively for your writing.

If you’ve written some work, and maybe even had it published, go back over your writing to see if you can identify your style and voice.

Some authors try to force a style. For example, formal writers who try to write informally almost always fail. Likewise for non-fiction writers who try to write fiction. While it might seem like an adventure to write counter to your natural style, it can easily turn into a misadventure.

So, if you find that you tend to write very descriptively, with lots of vivid or emotion-filled adjectives and adverbs, you’re probably best writing fiction, action books, or poetry. If you write more formally, you might target informational or educational pieces, even how-to books. If you find you have a comedic, sarcastic, feisty style, you might want to write books that entertain.

Conclusion

Whatever genre you choose to write, know that you’re putting yourself into you writing. As the knight said in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: “You must choose, but choose wisely.”

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