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y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyo8jc | it05n7g | 1,666,201,399 | 1,666,222,733 | 1 | 2 | Don't try to be funny. It'll only come off as forced. Let it unfold naturally, either in your dialogue or narration. You can always fine-tune later, in editing. If it makes you laugh as you're writing/editing, it's funny! The lines my readers remember as most funny are almost always things I came up with off the cuff. Focus on the story and characters, and be open to opportunities. | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | 0 | 21,334 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyw2d2 | it05n7g | 1,666,204,449 | 1,666,222,733 | 1 | 2 | Steal from Shakespeare? Or learn from him? | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | 0 | 18,284 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isz749d | it05n7g | 1,666,208,649 | 1,666,222,733 | 1 | 2 | I’d say just maybe have fun when writing, try to keep the tone light and fast; I find that typing in sprints and overall just not giving a fuck about writing conventions (I write fanfic and it’s really fun) and just putting out whatever my mind comes up with Basically, have fun, don’t be slow, let your mind wander :) | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | 0 | 14,084 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszdxow | it05n7g | 1,666,211,199 | 1,666,222,733 | 1 | 2 | Imo just write conversationally. If you’ve ever read Stephen King, that’s what I mean. Write as if the character or narrator is talking and you’ll find spots where you can poke fun at stuff. Can be like the narrator is giving a knowing kinda wink through the writing or maybe the way you describe things is silly and takes some unexpected turns. When writing is too formal the jokes can be lost, but when it’s simple/conversational then the reader can more easily find the humor in it | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | 0 | 11,534 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it05n7g | iszo9g7 | 1,666,222,733 | 1,666,215,173 | 2 | 1 | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | I spent a few years writing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. I think my best general advice would be to keep things brief. Nothing kills a joke quicker than making it long winded. Unless the joke is how ridiculously long winded someone is. My other bit would be to replace the common “don’t punch down” advice with “don’t be a dick”. If you’re constantly thinking “ope, is this specific group too marginalized?” your writing and jokes will never feel genuine. Everyone can take a joke, just try and avoid going so far to make people feel rough, and if you do get that far, try and bring them back around immediately after. Comedy is always walking that line of taboo and inclusive and if you’re constantly worrying about how people will react… it probably won’t be funny. | 1 | 7,560 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it05n7g | iszzskv | 1,666,222,733 | 1,666,220,040 | 2 | 1 | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | >Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. Why? This is making it unreasonably hard for yourself. Comedy ages faster than most other genres. It's not impossible to do this, but it's really difficult and even very skilled comedians often can't do this. Trying to write jokes that appeal to everyone is one of the hardest things in comedy. Not only is it hard but it's not very appreciated, because if you're good at it, it just looks easy. It's far more sensible to decide what kind of humour you want to do and write that. What do you find funny? Observational humour? Wry sarcastic remarks? Absurdism? Slapstick? Intelligent satire? You can blend a couple of styles but you probably can't do everything. That aside, here's one specific, usable comedy tip: avoid writing a "hat on a hat". Which is where you basically have two good comedy ideas happening at once distracting from each other. So, as an example, the first Hitchhiker's Guide book has a good joke about aliens who torture their prisoners by reading their awful poetry to them. It's a good concept for a joke and the scene works well. The second book has a joke about a restaurant that brings out a sort of cowbeast to the customers andit tries to talk the horrified guest into eating it. It's another good concept and the scene also works. But if you tried to combine them, and wrote it so that the dish of the day tries to talk Arthur into eating it, and then reads its bad poetry to him to torture him when he says no... that doesn't really work, because you've got two unrelated jokes going on at once and distracting from each other. It's a hat on a hat. The solution is usually simple: cut one of the jokes. You can have multiple jokes in rapid succession but rarely can you do more than one at the same time. | 1 | 2,693 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | it05n7g | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,222,733 | -1 | 2 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | Look at old comedy. Read/watch things like Shakespeare, or Gilbert and Sullivan, or Jane Austen novels. Note which bits are still funny and which you just don't get. Generally, some things will stick and be funny years, decades, or even centuries later, and some just aren't going to, no matter how funny you are. It's unavoidable, and not inherently bad, so long as not every humorous moment requires topical context. | 0 | 24,952 | -2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0ourz | isyo8jc | 1,666,231,427 | 1,666,201,399 | 2 | 1 | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | Don't try to be funny. It'll only come off as forced. Let it unfold naturally, either in your dialogue or narration. You can always fine-tune later, in editing. If it makes you laugh as you're writing/editing, it's funny! The lines my readers remember as most funny are almost always things I came up with off the cuff. Focus on the story and characters, and be open to opportunities. | 1 | 30,028 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyw2d2 | it0ourz | 1,666,204,449 | 1,666,231,427 | 1 | 2 | Steal from Shakespeare? Or learn from him? | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | 0 | 26,978 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isz749d | it0ourz | 1,666,208,649 | 1,666,231,427 | 1 | 2 | I’d say just maybe have fun when writing, try to keep the tone light and fast; I find that typing in sprints and overall just not giving a fuck about writing conventions (I write fanfic and it’s really fun) and just putting out whatever my mind comes up with Basically, have fun, don’t be slow, let your mind wander :) | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | 0 | 22,778 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszdxow | it0ourz | 1,666,211,199 | 1,666,231,427 | 1 | 2 | Imo just write conversationally. If you’ve ever read Stephen King, that’s what I mean. Write as if the character or narrator is talking and you’ll find spots where you can poke fun at stuff. Can be like the narrator is giving a knowing kinda wink through the writing or maybe the way you describe things is silly and takes some unexpected turns. When writing is too formal the jokes can be lost, but when it’s simple/conversational then the reader can more easily find the humor in it | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | 0 | 20,228 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszo9g7 | it0ourz | 1,666,215,173 | 1,666,231,427 | 1 | 2 | I spent a few years writing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. I think my best general advice would be to keep things brief. Nothing kills a joke quicker than making it long winded. Unless the joke is how ridiculously long winded someone is. My other bit would be to replace the common “don’t punch down” advice with “don’t be a dick”. If you’re constantly thinking “ope, is this specific group too marginalized?” your writing and jokes will never feel genuine. Everyone can take a joke, just try and avoid going so far to make people feel rough, and if you do get that far, try and bring them back around immediately after. Comedy is always walking that line of taboo and inclusive and if you’re constantly worrying about how people will react… it probably won’t be funny. | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | 0 | 16,254 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0ourz | iszzskv | 1,666,231,427 | 1,666,220,040 | 2 | 1 | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | >Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. Why? This is making it unreasonably hard for yourself. Comedy ages faster than most other genres. It's not impossible to do this, but it's really difficult and even very skilled comedians often can't do this. Trying to write jokes that appeal to everyone is one of the hardest things in comedy. Not only is it hard but it's not very appreciated, because if you're good at it, it just looks easy. It's far more sensible to decide what kind of humour you want to do and write that. What do you find funny? Observational humour? Wry sarcastic remarks? Absurdism? Slapstick? Intelligent satire? You can blend a couple of styles but you probably can't do everything. That aside, here's one specific, usable comedy tip: avoid writing a "hat on a hat". Which is where you basically have two good comedy ideas happening at once distracting from each other. So, as an example, the first Hitchhiker's Guide book has a good joke about aliens who torture their prisoners by reading their awful poetry to them. It's a good concept for a joke and the scene works well. The second book has a joke about a restaurant that brings out a sort of cowbeast to the customers andit tries to talk the horrified guest into eating it. It's another good concept and the scene also works. But if you tried to combine them, and wrote it so that the dish of the day tries to talk Arthur into eating it, and then reads its bad poetry to him to torture him when he says no... that doesn't really work, because you've got two unrelated jokes going on at once and distracting from each other. It's a hat on a hat. The solution is usually simple: cut one of the jokes. You can have multiple jokes in rapid succession but rarely can you do more than one at the same time. | 1 | 11,387 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | it0ourz | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,231,427 | -1 | 2 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | Watch a lot of comedy and try to find free comedy shows in your area to attend as research! Full disclosure, not every amateur comedian is funny...but take note of what you find funny and un-funny. By developing your own taste in humor you'll make yourseld more equipped to write your own comedic material! Best of luck! | 0 | 33,646 | -2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0v6oz | isyo8jc | 1,666,234,316 | 1,666,201,399 | 2 | 1 | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | Don't try to be funny. It'll only come off as forced. Let it unfold naturally, either in your dialogue or narration. You can always fine-tune later, in editing. If it makes you laugh as you're writing/editing, it's funny! The lines my readers remember as most funny are almost always things I came up with off the cuff. Focus on the story and characters, and be open to opportunities. | 1 | 32,917 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0v6oz | isyw2d2 | 1,666,234,316 | 1,666,204,449 | 2 | 1 | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | Steal from Shakespeare? Or learn from him? | 1 | 29,867 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0v6oz | isz749d | 1,666,234,316 | 1,666,208,649 | 2 | 1 | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | I’d say just maybe have fun when writing, try to keep the tone light and fast; I find that typing in sprints and overall just not giving a fuck about writing conventions (I write fanfic and it’s really fun) and just putting out whatever my mind comes up with Basically, have fun, don’t be slow, let your mind wander :) | 1 | 25,667 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszdxow | it0v6oz | 1,666,211,199 | 1,666,234,316 | 1 | 2 | Imo just write conversationally. If you’ve ever read Stephen King, that’s what I mean. Write as if the character or narrator is talking and you’ll find spots where you can poke fun at stuff. Can be like the narrator is giving a knowing kinda wink through the writing or maybe the way you describe things is silly and takes some unexpected turns. When writing is too formal the jokes can be lost, but when it’s simple/conversational then the reader can more easily find the humor in it | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | 0 | 23,117 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0v6oz | iszo9g7 | 1,666,234,316 | 1,666,215,173 | 2 | 1 | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | I spent a few years writing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. I think my best general advice would be to keep things brief. Nothing kills a joke quicker than making it long winded. Unless the joke is how ridiculously long winded someone is. My other bit would be to replace the common “don’t punch down” advice with “don’t be a dick”. If you’re constantly thinking “ope, is this specific group too marginalized?” your writing and jokes will never feel genuine. Everyone can take a joke, just try and avoid going so far to make people feel rough, and if you do get that far, try and bring them back around immediately after. Comedy is always walking that line of taboo and inclusive and if you’re constantly worrying about how people will react… it probably won’t be funny. | 1 | 19,143 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszzskv | it0v6oz | 1,666,220,040 | 1,666,234,316 | 1 | 2 | >Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. Why? This is making it unreasonably hard for yourself. Comedy ages faster than most other genres. It's not impossible to do this, but it's really difficult and even very skilled comedians often can't do this. Trying to write jokes that appeal to everyone is one of the hardest things in comedy. Not only is it hard but it's not very appreciated, because if you're good at it, it just looks easy. It's far more sensible to decide what kind of humour you want to do and write that. What do you find funny? Observational humour? Wry sarcastic remarks? Absurdism? Slapstick? Intelligent satire? You can blend a couple of styles but you probably can't do everything. That aside, here's one specific, usable comedy tip: avoid writing a "hat on a hat". Which is where you basically have two good comedy ideas happening at once distracting from each other. So, as an example, the first Hitchhiker's Guide book has a good joke about aliens who torture their prisoners by reading their awful poetry to them. It's a good concept for a joke and the scene works well. The second book has a joke about a restaurant that brings out a sort of cowbeast to the customers andit tries to talk the horrified guest into eating it. It's another good concept and the scene also works. But if you tried to combine them, and wrote it so that the dish of the day tries to talk Arthur into eating it, and then reads its bad poetry to him to torture him when he says no... that doesn't really work, because you've got two unrelated jokes going on at once and distracting from each other. It's a hat on a hat. The solution is usually simple: cut one of the jokes. You can have multiple jokes in rapid succession but rarely can you do more than one at the same time. | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | 0 | 14,276 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0r49s | it0v6oz | 1,666,232,437 | 1,666,234,316 | 1 | 2 | When something makes me angry, it usually becomes a funny story to tell later. | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | 0 | 1,879 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0v6oz | isyexg2 | 1,666,234,316 | 1,666,197,781 | 2 | -1 | Imo if you're trying to make everyone laugh, no one will. Niche isn't a bad thing and it'll probably make your story funnier. | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 36,535 | -2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyo8jc | it15yn2 | 1,666,201,399 | 1,666,240,213 | 1 | 2 | Don't try to be funny. It'll only come off as forced. Let it unfold naturally, either in your dialogue or narration. You can always fine-tune later, in editing. If it makes you laugh as you're writing/editing, it's funny! The lines my readers remember as most funny are almost always things I came up with off the cuff. Focus on the story and characters, and be open to opportunities. | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | 0 | 38,814 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyw2d2 | it15yn2 | 1,666,204,449 | 1,666,240,213 | 1 | 2 | Steal from Shakespeare? Or learn from him? | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | 0 | 35,764 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isz749d | it15yn2 | 1,666,208,649 | 1,666,240,213 | 1 | 2 | I’d say just maybe have fun when writing, try to keep the tone light and fast; I find that typing in sprints and overall just not giving a fuck about writing conventions (I write fanfic and it’s really fun) and just putting out whatever my mind comes up with Basically, have fun, don’t be slow, let your mind wander :) | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | 0 | 31,564 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it15yn2 | iszdxow | 1,666,240,213 | 1,666,211,199 | 2 | 1 | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | Imo just write conversationally. If you’ve ever read Stephen King, that’s what I mean. Write as if the character or narrator is talking and you’ll find spots where you can poke fun at stuff. Can be like the narrator is giving a knowing kinda wink through the writing or maybe the way you describe things is silly and takes some unexpected turns. When writing is too formal the jokes can be lost, but when it’s simple/conversational then the reader can more easily find the humor in it | 1 | 29,014 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszo9g7 | it15yn2 | 1,666,215,173 | 1,666,240,213 | 1 | 2 | I spent a few years writing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. I think my best general advice would be to keep things brief. Nothing kills a joke quicker than making it long winded. Unless the joke is how ridiculously long winded someone is. My other bit would be to replace the common “don’t punch down” advice with “don’t be a dick”. If you’re constantly thinking “ope, is this specific group too marginalized?” your writing and jokes will never feel genuine. Everyone can take a joke, just try and avoid going so far to make people feel rough, and if you do get that far, try and bring them back around immediately after. Comedy is always walking that line of taboo and inclusive and if you’re constantly worrying about how people will react… it probably won’t be funny. | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | 0 | 25,040 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszzskv | it15yn2 | 1,666,220,040 | 1,666,240,213 | 1 | 2 | >Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. Why? This is making it unreasonably hard for yourself. Comedy ages faster than most other genres. It's not impossible to do this, but it's really difficult and even very skilled comedians often can't do this. Trying to write jokes that appeal to everyone is one of the hardest things in comedy. Not only is it hard but it's not very appreciated, because if you're good at it, it just looks easy. It's far more sensible to decide what kind of humour you want to do and write that. What do you find funny? Observational humour? Wry sarcastic remarks? Absurdism? Slapstick? Intelligent satire? You can blend a couple of styles but you probably can't do everything. That aside, here's one specific, usable comedy tip: avoid writing a "hat on a hat". Which is where you basically have two good comedy ideas happening at once distracting from each other. So, as an example, the first Hitchhiker's Guide book has a good joke about aliens who torture their prisoners by reading their awful poetry to them. It's a good concept for a joke and the scene works well. The second book has a joke about a restaurant that brings out a sort of cowbeast to the customers andit tries to talk the horrified guest into eating it. It's another good concept and the scene also works. But if you tried to combine them, and wrote it so that the dish of the day tries to talk Arthur into eating it, and then reads its bad poetry to him to torture him when he says no... that doesn't really work, because you've got two unrelated jokes going on at once and distracting from each other. It's a hat on a hat. The solution is usually simple: cut one of the jokes. You can have multiple jokes in rapid succession but rarely can you do more than one at the same time. | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | 0 | 20,173 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it0r49s | it15yn2 | 1,666,232,437 | 1,666,240,213 | 1 | 2 | When something makes me angry, it usually becomes a funny story to tell later. | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | 0 | 7,776 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it15yn2 | isyexg2 | 1,666,240,213 | 1,666,197,781 | 2 | -1 | When in doubt, leave it out. A novel doesn't have to have much humor to be good but nothing is worse than a joke that doesn't land or makes the reader role their eyes, unless it's intentional. If your beta readers say something isn't funny and you're not sure yourself, believe them. | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 42,432 | -2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyo8jc | it17u00 | 1,666,201,399 | 1,666,241,370 | 1 | 2 | Don't try to be funny. It'll only come off as forced. Let it unfold naturally, either in your dialogue or narration. You can always fine-tune later, in editing. If it makes you laugh as you're writing/editing, it's funny! The lines my readers remember as most funny are almost always things I came up with off the cuff. Focus on the story and characters, and be open to opportunities. | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | 0 | 39,971 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it17u00 | isyw2d2 | 1,666,241,370 | 1,666,204,449 | 2 | 1 | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | Steal from Shakespeare? Or learn from him? | 1 | 36,921 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it17u00 | isz749d | 1,666,241,370 | 1,666,208,649 | 2 | 1 | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | I’d say just maybe have fun when writing, try to keep the tone light and fast; I find that typing in sprints and overall just not giving a fuck about writing conventions (I write fanfic and it’s really fun) and just putting out whatever my mind comes up with Basically, have fun, don’t be slow, let your mind wander :) | 1 | 32,721 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszdxow | it17u00 | 1,666,211,199 | 1,666,241,370 | 1 | 2 | Imo just write conversationally. If you’ve ever read Stephen King, that’s what I mean. Write as if the character or narrator is talking and you’ll find spots where you can poke fun at stuff. Can be like the narrator is giving a knowing kinda wink through the writing or maybe the way you describe things is silly and takes some unexpected turns. When writing is too formal the jokes can be lost, but when it’s simple/conversational then the reader can more easily find the humor in it | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | 0 | 30,171 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it17u00 | iszo9g7 | 1,666,241,370 | 1,666,215,173 | 2 | 1 | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | I spent a few years writing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. I think my best general advice would be to keep things brief. Nothing kills a joke quicker than making it long winded. Unless the joke is how ridiculously long winded someone is. My other bit would be to replace the common “don’t punch down” advice with “don’t be a dick”. If you’re constantly thinking “ope, is this specific group too marginalized?” your writing and jokes will never feel genuine. Everyone can take a joke, just try and avoid going so far to make people feel rough, and if you do get that far, try and bring them back around immediately after. Comedy is always walking that line of taboo and inclusive and if you’re constantly worrying about how people will react… it probably won’t be funny. | 1 | 26,197 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it17u00 | iszzskv | 1,666,241,370 | 1,666,220,040 | 2 | 1 | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | >Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. Why? This is making it unreasonably hard for yourself. Comedy ages faster than most other genres. It's not impossible to do this, but it's really difficult and even very skilled comedians often can't do this. Trying to write jokes that appeal to everyone is one of the hardest things in comedy. Not only is it hard but it's not very appreciated, because if you're good at it, it just looks easy. It's far more sensible to decide what kind of humour you want to do and write that. What do you find funny? Observational humour? Wry sarcastic remarks? Absurdism? Slapstick? Intelligent satire? You can blend a couple of styles but you probably can't do everything. That aside, here's one specific, usable comedy tip: avoid writing a "hat on a hat". Which is where you basically have two good comedy ideas happening at once distracting from each other. So, as an example, the first Hitchhiker's Guide book has a good joke about aliens who torture their prisoners by reading their awful poetry to them. It's a good concept for a joke and the scene works well. The second book has a joke about a restaurant that brings out a sort of cowbeast to the customers andit tries to talk the horrified guest into eating it. It's another good concept and the scene also works. But if you tried to combine them, and wrote it so that the dish of the day tries to talk Arthur into eating it, and then reads its bad poetry to him to torture him when he says no... that doesn't really work, because you've got two unrelated jokes going on at once and distracting from each other. It's a hat on a hat. The solution is usually simple: cut one of the jokes. You can have multiple jokes in rapid succession but rarely can you do more than one at the same time. | 1 | 21,330 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it17u00 | it0r49s | 1,666,241,370 | 1,666,232,437 | 2 | 1 | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | When something makes me angry, it usually becomes a funny story to tell later. | 1 | 8,933 | 2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it17u00 | isyexg2 | 1,666,241,370 | 1,666,197,781 | 2 | -1 | Most humor is funny because it's true. Real life experiences make for the best and often times the longest laughs. Try your best to not overthink it or force it. | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 43,589 | -2 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | isyo8jc | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,201,399 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | Don't try to be funny. It'll only come off as forced. Let it unfold naturally, either in your dialogue or narration. You can always fine-tune later, in editing. If it makes you laugh as you're writing/editing, it's funny! The lines my readers remember as most funny are almost always things I came up with off the cuff. Focus on the story and characters, and be open to opportunities. | 0 | 3,618 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyw2d2 | isyexg2 | 1,666,204,449 | 1,666,197,781 | 1 | -1 | Steal from Shakespeare? Or learn from him? | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 6,668 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | isz749d | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,208,649 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | I’d say just maybe have fun when writing, try to keep the tone light and fast; I find that typing in sprints and overall just not giving a fuck about writing conventions (I write fanfic and it’s really fun) and just putting out whatever my mind comes up with Basically, have fun, don’t be slow, let your mind wander :) | 0 | 10,868 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | iszdxow | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,211,199 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | Imo just write conversationally. If you’ve ever read Stephen King, that’s what I mean. Write as if the character or narrator is talking and you’ll find spots where you can poke fun at stuff. Can be like the narrator is giving a knowing kinda wink through the writing or maybe the way you describe things is silly and takes some unexpected turns. When writing is too formal the jokes can be lost, but when it’s simple/conversational then the reader can more easily find the humor in it | 0 | 13,418 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | iszo9g7 | isyexg2 | 1,666,215,173 | 1,666,197,781 | 1 | -1 | I spent a few years writing comedy at The Second City in Chicago. I think my best general advice would be to keep things brief. Nothing kills a joke quicker than making it long winded. Unless the joke is how ridiculously long winded someone is. My other bit would be to replace the common “don’t punch down” advice with “don’t be a dick”. If you’re constantly thinking “ope, is this specific group too marginalized?” your writing and jokes will never feel genuine. Everyone can take a joke, just try and avoid going so far to make people feel rough, and if you do get that far, try and bring them back around immediately after. Comedy is always walking that line of taboo and inclusive and if you’re constantly worrying about how people will react… it probably won’t be funny. | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 17,392 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | iszzskv | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,220,040 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | >Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. Why? This is making it unreasonably hard for yourself. Comedy ages faster than most other genres. It's not impossible to do this, but it's really difficult and even very skilled comedians often can't do this. Trying to write jokes that appeal to everyone is one of the hardest things in comedy. Not only is it hard but it's not very appreciated, because if you're good at it, it just looks easy. It's far more sensible to decide what kind of humour you want to do and write that. What do you find funny? Observational humour? Wry sarcastic remarks? Absurdism? Slapstick? Intelligent satire? You can blend a couple of styles but you probably can't do everything. That aside, here's one specific, usable comedy tip: avoid writing a "hat on a hat". Which is where you basically have two good comedy ideas happening at once distracting from each other. So, as an example, the first Hitchhiker's Guide book has a good joke about aliens who torture their prisoners by reading their awful poetry to them. It's a good concept for a joke and the scene works well. The second book has a joke about a restaurant that brings out a sort of cowbeast to the customers andit tries to talk the horrified guest into eating it. It's another good concept and the scene also works. But if you tried to combine them, and wrote it so that the dish of the day tries to talk Arthur into eating it, and then reads its bad poetry to him to torture him when he says no... that doesn't really work, because you've got two unrelated jokes going on at once and distracting from each other. It's a hat on a hat. The solution is usually simple: cut one of the jokes. You can have multiple jokes in rapid succession but rarely can you do more than one at the same time. | 0 | 22,259 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | it0r49s | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,232,437 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | When something makes me angry, it usually becomes a funny story to tell later. | 0 | 34,656 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it19ydv | isyexg2 | 1,666,242,803 | 1,666,197,781 | 1 | -1 | For me, I love a story in which a normal person is trying to do normal things in a bizarro world -- or a bizarro person is trying to do things in a normal world. For example, take Shaun of the Dead. Shaun and his friends are all pretty normal people just trying to live their normal lives, even as the zombie apocalypse erupts around them. The humor comes from the fact that they stay pretty grounded in reality despite reality shifting drastically from beneath them. On the flipside, take Napoleon Dynamite. The world around Napoleon is pretty normal, where the movie is set. Nothing that interesting happens around Napoleon -- the comedy comes from how unusual Napoleon is and how he interacts with the normal world. | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 45,022 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | it1yyd4 | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,263,489 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | As someone whose dry humor organically appears in my writing whether I want it or not, I have no idea how to consciously plan for those moments. I feel it's very easy to overdo it though and a comedy to me is any other genre with witticisms and sharp dialogue used as a seasoning. | 0 | 65,708 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | it22ikt | isyexg2 | 1,666,265,814 | 1,666,197,781 | 1 | -1 | Read as much Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams as you can. | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | 1 | 68,033 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | it26t1d | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,268,290 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | Humor can come from irony (a character is unaware of some obvious sign that they should heed) or juxtapositions (a clumsy juggler, a high surgeon, a flustered lawyer, etc.) The latter being mostly character types exhibiting a trait or doing something you wouldn't expect. | 0 | 70,509 | -1 | ||
y85ivj | writing_train | 0.88 | Any advice on humor writing? Trying to write a humorous story that applies to everyone at any time period. However, it appears that a lot of humor is actually ephemeral and heavily context-dependent and only works in a given place at a given time. On the other hand, some jokes appear to work with nearly everyone. I'm going for those ones. Any nuggets of wisdom about what is funny to everyone who's ever lived? | isyexg2 | it2iplb | 1,666,197,781 | 1,666,273,871 | -1 | 1 | There are a few different ways to make someone laugh. Exaggeration, randomness and absurdity are your best bet. Write something your reader would not expect to read "He was floating in the air in exactly the same way that bricks didn't" Give the reader information about the joke and then hit them with the random part. In my current humorous novel I mention at some point a "boxing club". Later on, it turns out it's a boxing club but also a baseball training ground (because baseball bats are clubs), a night club and a hidden casino (cause clubs, in the cards). And the protagonist shouldn't even go there in the first place, there's a men's underwear store that sells boxers, called the boxer club and they mistook it. Anyway, try to add randomness and/or absurdity in a response, a situation, a place, anything. I would write in more detail but I'm in the gym. Hit me up if you want any help | be funny lol | 0 | 76,090 | -1 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4ly4n | fw48dl2 | 1,593,223,862 | 1,593,215,640 | 16 | 10 | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | Yeah, this idea that voice is somehow inherent, we're born with hit and just need to develop it, nah, can't agree. It's true, it's developed in part via hard work, but also through extensive reading, considering voice, and trying out different voices. I'm not going full modernist here saying that you can't have one until 50 years of stumbling, but I'm not going to agree it's just there either. A true, strong voice is hard work and it's a real joy to read when an author has a voice that rings of experience and authority. | 1 | 8,222 | 1.6 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4ly4n | fw4f4ce | 1,593,223,862 | 1,593,219,633 | 16 | 10 | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | >They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. Ok, but isn't that literally what the expression means? Find and refine the voice you have inside you. Not go out and pick one off a bookshelf. | 1 | 4,229 | 1.6 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4ly4n | fw4cu2z | 1,593,223,862 | 1,593,218,261 | 16 | 4 | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | A lot of "finding your voice" is about learning the craft and gaining confidence in yourself. It definitely takes time and work. | 1 | 5,601 | 4 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4k3n9 | fw4ly4n | 1,593,222,708 | 1,593,223,862 | 3 | 16 | To me a writer's voice isn't just their style but how they see the world and it flows into things besides just how the narrator describes things. How you think the world works, how you think people work, how you think the world should be, when that comes through in your writing that's your "voice." | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | 0 | 1,154 | 5.333333 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4e2wk | fw4ly4n | 1,593,219,010 | 1,593,223,862 | 2 | 16 | My voice is whatever comes out of my fingers and onto the screen. My philosophy with is two fold. Write what you know Write what you are passionate about. I follow these two rules and the rest comes rather easily. | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | 0 | 4,852 | 8 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4ly4n | fw4gc3t | 1,593,223,862 | 1,593,220,384 | 16 | 2 | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | Love this! I used to get so distracted by this and literally have spent hours trying to find the elusive voice. When you stop focusing on it, I think it just flows more naturally~ | 1 | 3,478 | 8 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4jxhd | fw4ly4n | 1,593,222,603 | 1,593,223,862 | 2 | 16 | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | 0 | 1,259 | 8 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4ly4n | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,223,862 | 1 | 16 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | 0 | 4,080 | 16 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4ly4n | fw4h7x8 | 1,593,223,862 | 1,593,220,933 | 16 | 1 | I disagree - and not just because of the semantics over the definition and interpretation of 'find' - I think the advice can easily be read to mean 'hone your voice' just as much as it could be interpreted, quite facetiously 'go into the woods and dig a hole to get a voice' - it clearly doesn't mean that, right? Aside from writing, I'm also a filmmaker, and especially in film I see people practice by 'just making lots of films', but more often than not they're copying some style or mimicking some director or cinematographer that they admire. The advice in film is EXACTLY the same - *find your voice*. It's about thinking differently, discovering yourself in the work more than just doing exercises and 'getting better at craft,' because aimless practice leads to uninspired creation - *at least in my opinion*. There are so many videos online like "get the Wes Anderson Look' or "How Chris Nolan writes action" - lots of creatives seeking to emulate, and that's not a good trend. I also hear so many literary agents reject queries because people want to be "The next \_\_\_\_" - when actually they're looking for "the first you." I also generally reject the idea that you're 'born with a voice', because these things are shaped by our experiences - not some thing in our DNA. So saying "I was born with a voice" is a bit of a cop out - people wouldn't be unoriginal and derivative if they all had ready made voices that were all clear and unique. It's also easy to say 'just write', but the easiest way to practice when you start out (and the way I see many people do it/teach it) is to mimic and learn by watching how others work first, which is what the '*find your voice*' advice seeks to discourage (or to accompany and bolster the craft element, at least) - it's a way of targeting your development. I think the advice is quite solid, as it *encourages* you to think outside the box, to push yourself, and more importantly to actively aim and be aware to be yourself, original and authentic - without consciously trying to do that I believe it's easier to fall back on what you've read before, even if it's done unconsciously. | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | 1 | 2,929 | 16 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4cu2z | fw4f4ce | 1,593,218,261 | 1,593,219,633 | 4 | 10 | A lot of "finding your voice" is about learning the craft and gaining confidence in yourself. It definitely takes time and work. | >They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. Ok, but isn't that literally what the expression means? Find and refine the voice you have inside you. Not go out and pick one off a bookshelf. | 0 | 1,372 | 2.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4e2wk | fw4f4ce | 1,593,219,010 | 1,593,219,633 | 2 | 10 | My voice is whatever comes out of my fingers and onto the screen. My philosophy with is two fold. Write what you know Write what you are passionate about. I follow these two rules and the rest comes rather easily. | >They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. Ok, but isn't that literally what the expression means? Find and refine the voice you have inside you. Not go out and pick one off a bookshelf. | 0 | 623 | 5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4k3n9 | fw4e2wk | 1,593,222,708 | 1,593,219,010 | 3 | 2 | To me a writer's voice isn't just their style but how they see the world and it flows into things besides just how the narrator describes things. How you think the world works, how you think people work, how you think the world should be, when that comes through in your writing that's your "voice." | My voice is whatever comes out of my fingers and onto the screen. My philosophy with is two fold. Write what you know Write what you are passionate about. I follow these two rules and the rest comes rather easily. | 1 | 3,698 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4k3n9 | fw4gc3t | 1,593,222,708 | 1,593,220,384 | 3 | 2 | To me a writer's voice isn't just their style but how they see the world and it flows into things besides just how the narrator describes things. How you think the world works, how you think people work, how you think the world should be, when that comes through in your writing that's your "voice." | Love this! I used to get so distracted by this and literally have spent hours trying to find the elusive voice. When you stop focusing on it, I think it just flows more naturally~ | 1 | 2,324 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4k3n9 | fw4jxhd | 1,593,222,708 | 1,593,222,603 | 3 | 2 | To me a writer's voice isn't just their style but how they see the world and it flows into things besides just how the narrator describes things. How you think the world works, how you think people work, how you think the world should be, when that comes through in your writing that's your "voice." | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | 1 | 105 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4k3n9 | fw4fd4o | 1,593,222,708 | 1,593,219,782 | 3 | 1 | To me a writer's voice isn't just their style but how they see the world and it flows into things besides just how the narrator describes things. How you think the world works, how you think people work, how you think the world should be, when that comes through in your writing that's your "voice." | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | 1 | 2,926 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4k3n9 | fw4h7x8 | 1,593,222,708 | 1,593,220,933 | 3 | 1 | To me a writer's voice isn't just their style but how they see the world and it flows into things besides just how the narrator describes things. How you think the world works, how you think people work, how you think the world should be, when that comes through in your writing that's your "voice." | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | 1 | 1,775 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4e2wk | fw4mygd | 1,593,219,010 | 1,593,224,511 | 2 | 3 | My voice is whatever comes out of my fingers and onto the screen. My philosophy with is two fold. Write what you know Write what you are passionate about. I follow these two rules and the rest comes rather easily. | I mean, yeah, you can't hunt your voice down. It's always been a part of you. But you ought to refine it for it to be noticeable. That only comes after lots of honest writing. That is, writing that you do to satisfy yourself. | 0 | 5,501 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4mygd | fw4gc3t | 1,593,224,511 | 1,593,220,384 | 3 | 2 | I mean, yeah, you can't hunt your voice down. It's always been a part of you. But you ought to refine it for it to be noticeable. That only comes after lots of honest writing. That is, writing that you do to satisfy yourself. | Love this! I used to get so distracted by this and literally have spent hours trying to find the elusive voice. When you stop focusing on it, I think it just flows more naturally~ | 1 | 4,127 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4mygd | fw4jxhd | 1,593,224,511 | 1,593,222,603 | 3 | 2 | I mean, yeah, you can't hunt your voice down. It's always been a part of you. But you ought to refine it for it to be noticeable. That only comes after lots of honest writing. That is, writing that you do to satisfy yourself. | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | 1 | 1,908 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4mjy6 | fw4mygd | 1,593,224,252 | 1,593,224,511 | 2 | 3 | It's neurotic low self-esteem stuff to "look for your voice" because guess what---you're using it! No matter what you do, you're doing it. If you read a bunch of my posts and try to imitate me, you will be doing it as you. You can't be anything other than yourself. Many people don't realize that and no matter what you think you are, how you dress, etc you're doing it as you. You might ache to be Mongolian, but you can never be. There's a lot of talk in the media that you can be whatever you want, but you can't. So, just chill and write what is in your mind. | I mean, yeah, you can't hunt your voice down. It's always been a part of you. But you ought to refine it for it to be noticeable. That only comes after lots of honest writing. That is, writing that you do to satisfy yourself. | 0 | 259 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4mygd | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,224,511 | 1 | 3 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | I mean, yeah, you can't hunt your voice down. It's always been a part of you. But you ought to refine it for it to be noticeable. That only comes after lots of honest writing. That is, writing that you do to satisfy yourself. | 0 | 4,729 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4h7x8 | fw4mygd | 1,593,220,933 | 1,593,224,511 | 1 | 3 | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | I mean, yeah, you can't hunt your voice down. It's always been a part of you. But you ought to refine it for it to be noticeable. That only comes after lots of honest writing. That is, writing that you do to satisfy yourself. | 0 | 3,578 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4e2wk | fw4o25q | 1,593,219,010 | 1,593,225,218 | 2 | 3 | My voice is whatever comes out of my fingers and onto the screen. My philosophy with is two fold. Write what you know Write what you are passionate about. I follow these two rules and the rest comes rather easily. | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | 0 | 6,208 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4gc3t | fw4o25q | 1,593,220,384 | 1,593,225,218 | 2 | 3 | Love this! I used to get so distracted by this and literally have spent hours trying to find the elusive voice. When you stop focusing on it, I think it just flows more naturally~ | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | 0 | 4,834 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4jxhd | fw4o25q | 1,593,222,603 | 1,593,225,218 | 2 | 3 | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | 0 | 2,615 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4o25q | fw4mjy6 | 1,593,225,218 | 1,593,224,252 | 3 | 2 | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | It's neurotic low self-esteem stuff to "look for your voice" because guess what---you're using it! No matter what you do, you're doing it. If you read a bunch of my posts and try to imitate me, you will be doing it as you. You can't be anything other than yourself. Many people don't realize that and no matter what you think you are, how you dress, etc you're doing it as you. You might ache to be Mongolian, but you can never be. There's a lot of talk in the media that you can be whatever you want, but you can't. So, just chill and write what is in your mind. | 1 | 966 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4n1gk | fw4o25q | 1,593,224,564 | 1,593,225,218 | 2 | 3 | Can I have Morgan Freeman's voice? Or is he still using it? | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | 0 | 654 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4o25q | fw4nl66 | 1,593,225,218 | 1,593,224,914 | 3 | 2 | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | I agree that you do have a natural voice that doesn't change. I have a very similar voice that hasn't changed over the past 10 years. I've improved as a writer but you can still tell that it's me. You have to go with what you got and build on it. | 1 | 304 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4o25q | fw4fd4o | 1,593,225,218 | 1,593,219,782 | 3 | 1 | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | 1 | 5,436 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4h7x8 | fw4o25q | 1,593,220,933 | 1,593,225,218 | 1 | 3 | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | Something I tell everyone: if you read the same author exclusively, or even the same genre, you will always end up mimicking it. I read a lot of genres and authors I wouldn’t normally touch. Seeing things that don’t work can be just as beneficial as seeing things that do work. | 0 | 4,285 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4e2wk | fw4w2c4 | 1,593,219,010 | 1,593,230,596 | 2 | 3 | My voice is whatever comes out of my fingers and onto the screen. My philosophy with is two fold. Write what you know Write what you are passionate about. I follow these two rules and the rest comes rather easily. | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | 0 | 11,586 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4w2c4 | fw4gc3t | 1,593,230,596 | 1,593,220,384 | 3 | 2 | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | Love this! I used to get so distracted by this and literally have spent hours trying to find the elusive voice. When you stop focusing on it, I think it just flows more naturally~ | 1 | 10,212 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4w2c4 | fw4jxhd | 1,593,230,596 | 1,593,222,603 | 3 | 2 | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | 1 | 7,993 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4mjy6 | fw4w2c4 | 1,593,224,252 | 1,593,230,596 | 2 | 3 | It's neurotic low self-esteem stuff to "look for your voice" because guess what---you're using it! No matter what you do, you're doing it. If you read a bunch of my posts and try to imitate me, you will be doing it as you. You can't be anything other than yourself. Many people don't realize that and no matter what you think you are, how you dress, etc you're doing it as you. You might ache to be Mongolian, but you can never be. There's a lot of talk in the media that you can be whatever you want, but you can't. So, just chill and write what is in your mind. | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | 0 | 6,344 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4n1gk | fw4w2c4 | 1,593,224,564 | 1,593,230,596 | 2 | 3 | Can I have Morgan Freeman's voice? Or is he still using it? | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | 0 | 6,032 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4w2c4 | fw4nl66 | 1,593,230,596 | 1,593,224,914 | 3 | 2 | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | I agree that you do have a natural voice that doesn't change. I have a very similar voice that hasn't changed over the past 10 years. I've improved as a writer but you can still tell that it's me. You have to go with what you got and build on it. | 1 | 5,682 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4w2c4 | fw4tgrp | 1,593,230,596 | 1,593,228,777 | 3 | 2 | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | The more I get feedback on my writing the more I realize that my voice is already there. I think that to "find your voice" really just means to practice your craft and write. As long as you have a good, well thought out story to tell your voice should follow. | 1 | 1,819 | 1.5 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4w2c4 | fw4fd4o | 1,593,230,596 | 1,593,219,782 | 3 | 1 | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | 1 | 10,814 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4h7x8 | fw4w2c4 | 1,593,220,933 | 1,593,230,596 | 1 | 3 | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | Borges once encountered another notable Argentine writer of his era, who sized him up and said, "I never cared much for your work." Borges replied, "Neither have I. But, I wrote what I could." | 0 | 9,663 | 3 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4gc3t | fw4fd4o | 1,593,220,384 | 1,593,219,782 | 2 | 1 | Love this! I used to get so distracted by this and literally have spent hours trying to find the elusive voice. When you stop focusing on it, I think it just flows more naturally~ | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | 1 | 602 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4jxhd | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,222,603 | 1 | 2 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | 0 | 2,821 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4h7x8 | fw4jxhd | 1,593,220,933 | 1,593,222,603 | 1 | 2 | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | For some reason this reminds me of the Taoist saying: “The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name." The voice that can be created is not the real voice. | 0 | 1,670 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4mjy6 | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,224,252 | 1 | 2 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | It's neurotic low self-esteem stuff to "look for your voice" because guess what---you're using it! No matter what you do, you're doing it. If you read a bunch of my posts and try to imitate me, you will be doing it as you. You can't be anything other than yourself. Many people don't realize that and no matter what you think you are, how you dress, etc you're doing it as you. You might ache to be Mongolian, but you can never be. There's a lot of talk in the media that you can be whatever you want, but you can't. So, just chill and write what is in your mind. | 0 | 4,470 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4h7x8 | fw4mjy6 | 1,593,220,933 | 1,593,224,252 | 1 | 2 | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | It's neurotic low self-esteem stuff to "look for your voice" because guess what---you're using it! No matter what you do, you're doing it. If you read a bunch of my posts and try to imitate me, you will be doing it as you. You can't be anything other than yourself. Many people don't realize that and no matter what you think you are, how you dress, etc you're doing it as you. You might ache to be Mongolian, but you can never be. There's a lot of talk in the media that you can be whatever you want, but you can't. So, just chill and write what is in your mind. | 0 | 3,319 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4n1gk | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,224,564 | 1 | 2 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | Can I have Morgan Freeman's voice? Or is he still using it? | 0 | 4,782 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4n1gk | fw4h7x8 | 1,593,224,564 | 1,593,220,933 | 2 | 1 | Can I have Morgan Freeman's voice? Or is he still using it? | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | 1 | 3,631 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4nl66 | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,224,914 | 1 | 2 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | I agree that you do have a natural voice that doesn't change. I have a very similar voice that hasn't changed over the past 10 years. I've improved as a writer but you can still tell that it's me. You have to go with what you got and build on it. | 0 | 5,132 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4nl66 | fw4h7x8 | 1,593,224,914 | 1,593,220,933 | 2 | 1 | I agree that you do have a natural voice that doesn't change. I have a very similar voice that hasn't changed over the past 10 years. I've improved as a writer but you can still tell that it's me. You have to go with what you got and build on it. | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | 1 | 3,981 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4fd4o | fw4tgrp | 1,593,219,782 | 1,593,228,777 | 1 | 2 | What people mean by voice is using subjectivity when you write. No one has a unique voice because different voices are necessary in different contexts. A good writer can pick and choose what tools they use and when. Voice is only one tool in the box. | The more I get feedback on my writing the more I realize that my voice is already there. I think that to "find your voice" really just means to practice your craft and write. As long as you have a good, well thought out story to tell your voice should follow. | 0 | 8,995 | 2 | ||
hghi1u | writing_train | 0.97 | Quit looking for your voice, you'll never find it! I recently stumbled upon an article online titled, "Quit Looking for Your Voice, You'll Never Find It." The author took the approach that the so-called "greatest writing advice ever: find your voice" is a load of hubbub and a distraction from your work. They postulate that we're all born with a unique voice. There's no voice-forest where they grow in abundance and we go pick the ones that conform to what we like. Therefore, the best writing advice ever is: write every chance you get - hone the voice you were given. They recognize the advice may not inherently be literal, but to many aspiring writers it can seem a little ambiguous, if not intimidating. I appreciate the advice because I too have been in that boat of searching for my voice. I'd compile the greatest authors I know and extract what I can from the way they write. That's not necessarily bad, but spending too much time studying left me with little time to practice. I know Im not alone. To the aspiring writers in this sub, the best thing you can do is continue to write until your fingers bleed. Your voice is already there, you just need to strengthen it! | fw4tgrp | fw4h7x8 | 1,593,228,777 | 1,593,220,933 | 2 | 1 | The more I get feedback on my writing the more I realize that my voice is already there. I think that to "find your voice" really just means to practice your craft and write. As long as you have a good, well thought out story to tell your voice should follow. | Every artist you know is just a mix from the artists they look upon. I'm pretty sure its the same in every art, not just drawing/painting. | 1 | 7,844 | 2 |
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