Stuck Up Writing Voice

I've had a few different friends tell me that I write this blog exactly how I talk.

I guess that just means I say "even" here a lot. And ramble. Boy oh boy am I a champion rambler. That poor Trenton guy who lives with me has an awful lot to put up with.

I see no reason why this blog wouldn't sound like me, since it is me, and since I'm just writing basically whatever comes to mind. Which is grand. But sometimes when I try and write, like ACTUALLY write, this weird thing happens.

The alien stuck up writing voice enters.

And it is. The worst thing.

It sounds like this snooty boring person, who can't decide whether they want to effectively tell you nothing or whether they want to shove all the details down your throat at once. Either way this meany person assumes you're going to be tested on it at the end so you better care about what they have to say.

Well I'm not sure exactly where this comes from, but I can assure you it isn't me. Luckily, by working on the novel every day (no, just Monday through Friday but it's not a bad start) a lot of the stuck up writing voice goes away. But sometimes I open up my beautiful word document and....BAM. Stuck up writing voice mode:Activated.

Sometimes when that happens I just power through. Heaven knows this babe of a story is going to need approximately 17 months of editing before it actually goes anywhere.

Other times I do something to get that writing voice out. Sometimes that means listening to music while I'm writing, which in general I don't recommend because the mood of the music - for me - tends to influence the mood of the story. Pace, too. Other times that means TIME TO BLOG.

Because this is how we feel about the stuck up writing voice:

Precisely. Like grumpy cat.

Ain't nobody need that. 

Now off to pick up Trenton from work.

Won't he be pleased when he gets home to find out I bought doughnuts after work.