The Art and Science of Finding Your Voice

By Theresa MacPhail - Chronicle Vitae. At an early stage of your academic writing career, there’s a not-insignificant chance that someone—an editor, a reviewer, a trusted peer—is going to tell you that you need to work on finding your voice. This comment will typically be couched in general editorial feedback on something you’re trying to publish. You may hear that “your voice” is not coming through on the page, or that “you” are not in the text enough, or that your argument is somehow lost in a cacophony of competing voices or arguments. See more...