Adaptation Quote by Robert McKee

The thing a writer has to avoid is being the 'voice' of his people and pretending he can speak for them.

— Derek Walcott

I use voiceover just like I use dialogue. There's a way to give out information or give out insight to the character or give…

— Sam Esmail

Im not one of those authors who claims to hear voices in my head or let the characters speak through me, whatever that might…

— Robin Wasserman

Voice really depends on the answer to the question, Who is telling this story? . . . That will color your diction-and determine your metaphors, your sensibility.

— Philip Gerard

The person you are (in total, at that moment in time) is what creates the story you're writing. It's infused in every piece of…

— Victor LaValle

Your writing voice is the deepest possible reflection of who you are. The job of your voice is not to seduce or flatter or…

— Meg Rosoff

I guess what I'm trying to say is that writing is mysterious; you don't ever truly know where it is coming from, so don't…

— Tavi Gevinson

“To the average person, voices in your head may be worrisome, especially if you answer them out loud, but to a writer, these voices…

— Megan Denby

“When I write, I try to represent the voices of people I've known who had no voice.”

— Carla H. Krueger

I find it an easy way into writing pieces is to think what the character's voice is like, and start from there.

— Armando Iannucci

Having a voice unlike another means you've "found yourself" as a writer.

— Lee Klein

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

— Jayne Anne Phillips