Workshop
Discover Your Authorial Voice
$12
Discover who you are as a writer and the writer you want to be. Through a series of exercises, examine your unique authorial attributes, what you love about others’ works, and how to blend these things into a magical voice that only you can have.
Barbara Vance
Instructor
12
lessons
50m
video runtime
1
download
Course Description
Your authorial voice is your calling card. A strong voice transforms a story, giving the readers a pair of glasses so they see events through your unique eyes.
This course will walk you through a series of practical exercises that will help you discover the best in your writing, areas for improvement, and the writer you want to be. You will learn how to blend your personality with writing styles you admire to create an entirely new voice that could only be yours.
This workshop addresses:
- Examine your personality, life, and current writing style to create your unique vision of the world.
- Learn from your favorite authors’ work to identify and adapt those techniques for yourself.
- Consider the writer you want to be and plan a writerly identity to work toward.
- Solidify your beliefs and values so your writing has cohesive themes and a strong vision.
- Discover features of your style you didn’t know existed.
- Practice a variety of writing styles, identify what suits you, then blend these to make a new style.
- And more!
This course includes
- Class notes to follow along with the video lessons
- A workbook that walks you through each of the class exercises
Students have course access for 365 days. All worksheets and notes are downloadable.
What's Inside
In addition to the video lessons, this workshop includes a class outline so you can follow along with each lecture and a workbook that walks you through all of the workshop exercises.
Course Content
What People Are Saying
“I loved this class. I was confused about how to improve my authorial voice and other resources didn’t help. But this class was better than I had expected. The exercises are brilliantly drafted and the trainer’s style is natural and effective! “
Ankita
Student
“Ms. Barbara Vance knows what she’s talking about and I couldn’t be happier to have her as a teacher. I especially like her on-the-spot teaching style rather than reading from cues or a teleprompter. Looking forward to more classes by her! “
Thomas
Student
“This was a great class and I am looking forward to working through the exercises.”
Joshua
Student
“This course was fantastic. I’m really looking forward to working through the exercises.”
Angie
Student
“I thought these were really great exercises”
Andrea
Student
“Great!”
Sam
Student
“As always, even better than I expected.”
The Greenwoods
Student
“The teacher gives a good explanation of what an authorial voice is.”
Kris
Student
Barbara Vance, PhD
I am a writer and instructor who has been blessed to help thousands of writers bring their stories to life.
My degrees include a B.A. in literature, an MA in Literature and Creative Writing, and a PhD in storytelling and media. Prior to launching my own company, I taught writing and storytelling at a tier-one university.
Over the past sixteen years I have developed a widely acclaimed collection of courses designed to help writers develop their stories, stay on track, and finish what they start . . . even while juggling busy careers and a family.
I am also the author of a multi-award-winning poetry collection, and my poems are licensed for use in anthologies and curricula around the world.
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