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Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or make well-shaped sentences. In your voice, your readers should be able to hear the contents of your mind, your heart, your soul.

Character and story are suggested by the voice in the words themselves.

Your voice is your tool and represents you. It's very important to have a good voice where you can be understood.

Voices are like fingerprints, from Cagney to Bogart. They never lost it. My voice is instrumental in categorizing me.

The voice is always the starting place for me with a character.

Sometimes I hear a voice - sometimes it's the voice of someone I know. And sometimes that leads to a character, which leads to a story.

Sincerity and the correct use of the voice are the greatest things in the art of acting.

I'm much more comfortable speaking through my characters' voices than my own.

A good voice isn't so important. It's more important to sound really unique.

It's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice.