My friend and former student Jordan, who goes by many names here (don’tcha, J?), keeps bugging me for a new post. Seems a few days go by and he needs something new. When I tell him to start a blog, he says he has nothing to say electronically. But he has lots to say in the comments portion of my blog. Okay. Whatever.

So I’ll talk about voice, because that’s how I knew it was him, commenting, just under a new screen name. I always know when it’s him. Because of his voice.

I’ve talked about voice before, but it seems you can never say too much about voice. Voice is the writer’s fingerprint. Take away the name of the writer and if you still know who wrote the piece or the book, that writer has got a strong voice.

Ron Carlson has a strong voice. So does T. Jefferson Parker. And Hemingway. And Melissa Bank. And…and…and…

Who do you think has a strong voice? Names…we want names!