Full Description
What is the sound of story?
Voice in writing can seem elusive and hard to define. It's more than just style it's rhythm, energy, attitude, and the unique fingerprint of a narrator or character. Voice is shaped by culture and history as much as the mechanics of language.
In The Sound of Story, author and writing teacher Jordan Rosenfeld demystifies voice and its close companion, tone, offering writers the tools to develop and refine their own. Through contemporary examples, this book explores how syntax, point of view, emotion and more shape voice on the page.
Whether you're crafting fiction or nonfiction, this book will help you shape and refine voice to create compelling, authentic narratives. The Sound of Story empowers writers to wield voice and tone with purpose, increasing their chances of publication, and delivering a compelling story that leaps off every page.
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Contents
The Sound of Story
By Jordan Rosenfeld
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: Complexities of Voice
i. Introduction
1. Voice as Backstory and History
2. Voice as Specificity
3. Voice as Emotional Expression
4. Voice as Opinion and Judgment
5. Narrative Voice vs. Character Voice in Fiction
6. Voice in Memoir and Essay
PART TWO: Mechanisms of Voice
7. Syntax and Lexicon
8. Jargon, Slang, and Code-Switching
9. How Genre Shapes Voice
10. Making Sentences Sing: Rhythm and Musicality
11. Cutting Sentence Clutter
PART THREE: Shaping Tone
12. Tone Evokes a Feeling
13. Tone in Thoughts and Dialogue
14. Creating Tone Through Imagery
15. Tone in Genre
PART FOUR: Final Voice Notes
16. Voice in Nonfiction: Objectivity and Personality
17. Experimenting with Voice
18. The Power and Evolution of Voice
