Quote for Friday

Experienced writers rarely begin a first draft until they hear in their heads – or on the page – a voice that may be right…Voice carries the writer’s intensity and glues together the information that the reader needs to know…We speak differently at a funeral or a party, in a church or in the locker room, at home or with strangers. We are experienced in using our individual voices for many purposes. We love to do the same thing and hear a voice in our head that may be polished and developed on the page…Keep reading aloud as you draft and edit.

- Donald M. Murray