Re: becoming oneself

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In a message dated 1/16/98 11:02:27 PM EST, suburbantourist@hotmail.com
writes:

<< On the other hand, I think my writer's 
 "Voice" is as much a compilation of traits I've abosrbed from
 other writers as it is exclusively my own voice.  Do you other
 writers here find that to be true?
 
 Brendan
  >>

I think Raymond Carver was told to read all the Faulkner he could, then read
all the....eh...don't remember the name....etc, etc, if he wanted to be a good
short story writer.  I think we start out imitating other styles, move from
style to style, and our own voice kinda develops out of that.

Jim

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