Voice Lessons: Uncovering and Claiming Your Unique, Creative Voice
You're a writer, artist, singer, choreographer. Think Lady Gaga, Judy Garland, Prince. Hemingway, JK Rowling, JRR Tolkien. Picasso, Van Gogh. You're tired of trying to uncover your voice by imitating other artists. If you've peeled back the layers of your voice and think you finally recognize it as yours, do you have the courage to claim it? These are the questions we aim to answer during my biweekly podcast, Voice Lessons: Covering and Claiming Your Unique, Creative Voice.
Voice Lessons: Uncovering and Claiming Your Unique, Creative Voice
How We Navigate the World Through Stories with Anne Beall, Chicago Story Press
In this episode, I'm thrilled to introduce you to my friend, student, and fellow author, Anne Beall. Anne's impressive career includes being featured in major publications like People Magazine and the Chicago Tribune and founding the Chicago Story Press.
Together, we dive into the crucial role of storytelling and how it helps us navigate, understand, and connect with the world around us. Anne shares her journey in creating Chicago Story Press, an online literary journal that preserves and publishes compelling narratives from a variety of authors.
We also explore the intricate relationship between story and voice, and Anne offers valuable advice on overcoming writer's block, perfecting your narrative, and ensuring your story captivates readers from the get-go.
Join us to gain insights about the art of storytelling and how it’s intertwined with finding your unique voice.
Key Topics:
- We navigate the world through stories
- The founding of Chicago Story Press in honor of Anne’s late friend, to share his stories
- Finding stories that have a unique POV and get to the heart of a problem
- What does story have to do with voice?
- Finding your voice is about finding your story
- Our voice can change and evolve depending on the type of story we’re trying to tell
- Don’t overthink, just write and let the words flow
- Taking time away from your writing and looking at it with fresh eyes
- Sometimes a story isn’t ready to be told
- Editing exists for a reason
- Getting right into the action of your story
- Worry less about how you sound and focus on being true to yourself
- Anne Beall’s works and meditations
Connect with Anne online:
Websites: https://chicagostorypress.com/
https://annebeall.com/
Books: https://www.amazon.com.mx/stores/author/B00MDBTDJS
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anne.beall/
Find more from Jill:
Email: jill@thewritersrefuge.com
Website: https://www.thewritersrefuge.com/
Writing Coaching Programs: https://www.thewritersrefuge.com/coaching
Sign up for my free 3x weekly writing session: write to jill@thewritersrefuge.com for ZOOM info
Special thanks to LVDY for allowing us to use their song, Saltwater, in the intro and outro of the podcast!
