How to Develop Your Non-fiction Writing Voice in 3 Easy Steps

Have you ever read a book and felt like you know the person who has written it, or felt like they’re writing to you personally? If so, it’s likely that you’ve read a book in which the writer has a strong and unique writing voice. If you develop this well, it shows your clients and potential clients the authentic you, and you can use your voice to write your non-fiction book, course, copy, or other content to engage your clients. But, how exactly do you develop this voice?

Let’s look at 3 easy ways you can develop yours…

#1 – Being the Real You

We all communicate in a specific way, and this makes us unique. We have sayings that we regularly say and speak or write in a way that makes us recognizable to others, and when we’re honest in the way we do this, we are showing just how authentic we are. If we try to communicate in ways that are not authentic or real, it isn’t natural, and people will be able to see straight through this. Although I’m not saying we shouldn’t take care in our writing – for example, there are occasions when we need to be formal, but generally, you should write in a way that, when you read the words, sounds like you. It’s that simple – just be the real you!

#2 – Practice, practice, practice

If you truly want to find your writing voice, the the best thing you can do to develop your craft, voice, and style is by practicing. Try to be as honest as possible, and ask yourself- is this something I would say? Writing naturally and authentically means that you can’t copy what others do. This sometimes means that you use coloqualisms too, and this isn’t wrong. Keep reading through what you’ve written and try to understand how you want to communicate what you’re saying.

#3 – Read it Aloud

Confidence can be a worry when writing in your own voice. This is something that you need to develop over time, but you’re only going to be able to do this if you start producing writing that you’re at peace with and happy with. At first, you may feel that your own voice isn’t strong, but the more you practice it and perfect it, the more confident you’ll become. A great thing to do is read your writing, aloud, and consider it this is something you would say? Does this sound like you? Are you saying what you want to say? Are you saying it in the way you want to say it? Reading aloud can also help you edit, so get used to doing this. When you’re happy with how it sounds, it’s likely that you’ll feel content with what you’re writing.

Confidence is always a barrier when it comes to writing, which is why I talk about mindset and confidence so much when it comes to developing your writing. Taking small steps toward increasing this makes a huge difference in how you feel about yourself and your writing, which is why I talked about it in last week’s post – if you didn’t see it, check it out now by clicking here!

Much love,

Janet XOXO