Recently, I read this fantastic post about finding your voice through being your genuine self.
And yeah, I know what your thinking…where did my voice go in the first place? What am I, Bumblebee from transformers? Is there some kind of treasure hunt that I could participate in to find it again? And if I can, is Tom Hanks available? Is life truly like a box of chocolates?
Ok ok, I’m getting off topic here.
I get asked all the time by my adoring fans (aka the two people who will read this), “Lion, how did you get such a kick-ass writing style? I love listening to you roar and growl all over the jungle. Can you be the voice of our generation? “To which I say…. Simba, my child, sure I’ll do it. I’ll take that magic bullet from here to Narnia! Where is this generational voice vacancy? Or GV if your savvy.
Ok, ill fess up. No one has ever asked me any of that, but if said vacancy did become available I would totally apply.
So, how does one go about “finding their voice?” Well, finding your voice is a bit like finding the zone, its ephemeral, effervescent and most times you don’t know that you found it until it’s too late.
Even worse, once you have found it, finding it again, can be as difficult as finding a good transformers movie…. (i.e. did one ever exist at all?)
If I’m starting to sound like a philosophical question gone bad, don’t fret. By the end of this, I’ll have you writing so silky smooth, that literary agents and publishers will line up for miles to get a look at you because you might have just ascended into a deity.
Yep, I lied.

I’ll just forget the superbowl meme happened.
Listen….LISTEN!!!! (Find your voice by listening)
Aside from listening to the mellifluous sounds of the Queen Bee herself, you should take time to really listen to what you sound like. Spend time alone with your thoughts and embrace who you are as a person. Now, sure if your line of thinking naturally drifts towards “inflicting pain upon others” you might need to get looked at – or join the UFC. Otherwise, embrace what you sound like, and really listen to who that person is. It might sound weird, it might sound raw, it might not even be English, but that’s you.
When I was younger, I was afraid to talk to anyone who wasn’t me, and women? Oh, they rendered me completely speechless. So yeah, I was socially awkward, still am in fact. Now I just embrace the awkwardness, because it’s who I am. Word of advice (ok “words”) – write like who you are and your writing will be better for it.
Finding the zone…(Where your voice resides)
The zone is a warm cozy house with all the fixings of a fireplace cackling in the background when its snowing outside. Narrated by Morgan Freeman of course.
The zone is a magical place where you always have the right words. It’s a constant stream of consciousness, bridging one reverential thought to the next. Nothing can go wrong, no sentence too long, no phrase to awkward. And the best part is – no Grammar Nazi’s allowed.
If you have ever wondered what the secret coordinates are to get to the zone, here you go…for free.
When you find the zone, relish it, because it is the very best version of yourself and your voice resides within that space. So, when you find it – lock yourself in and throw away the key.

I want you in my room now. Whips and chains baby.
Write about things you actually care about
If you want to find your (Inner Yoda), here’s a secret. Don’t write articles about engineering if it bores you. It’s all about passion. Write about the things you really care about, if you don’t know what you are passionate about, its simple. Would you do it even if it never paid you? If your answer is yes, then nine times out of ten, you are passionate about it. For me, that thing is writing. Henceforth, I write about writing. And whilst that might be somewhat paradoxical, I truly don’t care.
It’s all about being genuine, when you talk about things you A, don’t care about or B, don’t know enough about, it shows.
When you write about the things you love, no matter how terrible – hell, it might even be fan fiction of twilight, guess what happens…50 shades of grey and millions and millions of dollars….so write about what you are passionate about and stop wasting your time. Besides, you can invent an entirely new spectrum of color. Pretty cool right?
Your audience is intelligent, most times more intelligent that you. (No, not me, just you) Because of that, they can tell when you just phone it in, or, don’t really care about what you’re writing and when that happens you not only lose your readers, you lose integrity.
You want to find your voice? Write about something that truly gets the juices flowing and watch as it casts a light brimming with iridescence, so blinding that, you cant miss it.

I think, therefore I am…..oh whoops, wrong guy.
Find your voice through writing (a lot)
Look, you might not be Shakespeare, actually I’m rather certain you won’t ever be, (The guy practically invented modern English) but that should not dissuade you from writing – or being an English teacher.
You cannot find your voice if you never write, you need to write, I repeat, you need to write. A lot. Write horribly, with deplorable grammar and words that make no sense, then write clear concise beautifully crafted masterpieces that could have only been woven by god himself. But don’t be afraid to write, because through the good, the terrible and mostly unreadable, you will find some common ground where you realise you are actually good enough at this and when you stop trying to write and just…write you find this magical thing that writing has always been about, this cosmic force that we all strive to achieve – purpose.

Is there a world behind the mirror?
Finding your voice is a reflection on knowing who you are as a person
I know this is a bit deep, but I like to keep it real with you guys. I have always used writing as my personal shipwright to guide me toward true north. This always helped me come to terms with my perspectives on things and ultimately, who I was as a person. It’s quite simple, if you don’t know who you are, how can you find your voice?
Being less judgmental and accepting your flaws claws*
Accept who you are as a person and embrace your flaws, because it is those very flaws that make you the awesome individual you are. You are going to fail, your vanity is going to fade, but through time your wisdom will grow. Let all of it trickle into your writing, until one day you ride in on the wave of success.
Also, when you do that please throw me a bone, us Lions get hungry.
Things are hard out here for a Lion…..
Keep it up, leo! And remember every jungle needs a good shade of glasses if not just roar 🦁
Love it! I’ll have to get some ray bans 😉
Great post so interesting to read
Thanks so much! 🙂
Thank you 🙂
Great post – now I know what I’m going to be writing about today 🙂
Awesome Eva! 😉
Nice read. Esp. that part about Shakespeare… So true. 🙂
Thanks Jay 🙂
Also, great post. 🙂
Lion, I feel like you get me.
I think the 1986 animated transformers movie is pretty awesome. Just putting it out there. Also, great read about writing, passion is important but getting distracted and writing about whatever pops to mind is pretty fun too right? or at least makes for an interesting read 🙂
I didn’t realize there was a movie that came out in the 1980s, I wasn’t born yet. But yeah I’m referring to the recent ones. I am happy to hear there was a good one though :). I actually think when you follow your passion it might appear like distraction but sometimes it leads you to better things. Obviously hopping around aimlessly isn’t helpful, but following your passions can sometimes appear that way. I’m literally writing a post about passion now, it’s a really interesting topic. Thanks for reading 🙂
Dude, seriously!!! I’m a complete Transformers nut, but I stick to the TV series’ that they’ve done.
That’s what the other guy was saying haha!
XD
I was watching Lord of the Rings, and thinking to myself JJR Tolkien is a beast! I almost felt compelled to write, but nothing ever arose. Im not great at fiction 😦
But I’ll try again Yoda!
BRILLIANT! So glad to have stumbled across your prairie this evening.
I’m glad you have as well 🙂
Love your writing! You get your message across to everyone in such a witty way! Big fan of your style 🙂
Absolutely loving your sense of humor and how you incorporate that into your writing. You truly have a gift. And yes I pretty much discovered your blog today so I am going a bit gaga and fan girl. So, please don’t mind me.
But you have listed all top notch important point, the last one specially I needed to hear. Sometimes I try to write about things I have no idea about hoping to get people to read it. It never goes well.
I’m just glad that people can benefit from my experiences and things that I’ve written. It’s truly an honor to hear that I am even worthy of being fangirled over.
I definitely find when I write from the heart, it’s much better than anything else I could do. I’m really excited that you are enjoying my page! You made my day. 🙂
Hey when are you going to do your liebster award post that I nominated you for? I can’t wait to read your responses!! xx
I’m actually the worst with those nominations. I’ve been getting quite a bit lately and I’m trying to figure out a way to make a post, but mention most if not all the people that nominated me. It’s just tough because I honestly never thought I would get 1 lol. But literally last week I got about 5. So I’m working on something. Please message me to keep me honest. I do get lazy. 🙂
haha no problem xx
Hey you told me to remind you about the Liebster post but also exciting news I love your blog so much that I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award as well!! Check out my post on it to learn morexxx
Wow that’s awesome, thanks! Ill check it out 🙂
Thx so much!! And no worries because you deserved it xx
Thank you for the confidence boost! I am new at blogging but I am certainly enjoying stumbling through this new medium. I have always enjoyed writing and I am a very great talker HAHAHA but seriously… I am learning to accept my quirks and letting it flow into who I am as a writer.
You are going to do great. There’s so many great blogs that can steer you in the right direction. You will pick it up fast. Plus WordPress is the best platform for beginners I think.
WordPress is definitely a great place to communicate and find/give advice amongst other bloggers. The WordPress blog community is wonderful 🙂
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Yay! I can get up in ya face again ya nerd! \😀/
Yes!!! You fixed it 🙂
I did nothing of the sort. Thought you did
Lol nope. It’s like I was saying, the app is weird sometimes but if you go to the website it works fine. I have no idea why, I searched for hours only to find that indeed everything was fine. Yet I hear that from alot of people that my comment section is closed lol. Oh well.
Shoot! Maybe the comment that I am looking for is on Facebook. Someoen listed a few good authors… nonetheless. You are great – had more to say yesterday but couldn’t login to WordPress from my phone to comment. Thx for this & your passion/ commitment. I admire you
Yes. All about being genuine. And doing it for yourself, not with an agenda of pleasing others.
This is exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thank you, once again!
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I’m glad that my garbled words can help you. Haha
How do you find the time? I can barely conceive, write, link, ad photos, edit and publish a blog a day,much less do all the engagement you and others say is necessary. Would rather remain invisible than spend all my time on social media. I must be missing something.
I post once a week and focus on promoting that weekly post the entire week until the next one. There’s no way I could post daily and still engage and promote. Even now it’s tough to find the time, I normally take good length bathroom breaks. Sometimes if I’m really bad, I’ll comment at my desk haha. Just got to be clever.
Thanks for the advice! It definitely takes me time to find my zone. A lot of times I just don’t know where to go with my writing. It can take an entire day to find what I truly want to say.
Heyy I nominated you for the Sunshine Blogger Award. To know the questions and rules check out my latest blog post! Xxxx
Wow! After reading this article, you just game me a strength to carry. Thank you – keep writing 😊
Thank you so much 🙂
Great encouragement to just be who we are the words will follow.
Love. Love. Love. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Writing what you know is the best way to get your point across. It also makes things fun and interesting to learn what you have within you! I have a blog with no intentions of publishing. This keeps me free to write with that passion you are talking about!
Great post! The more I write, the more of my voice I find. I have no regrets about the degree of quality of my older work, but relish in my growth as I learn and hone my art.
It’s a wonderful journey isn’t it. We can’t help but grow through our trials and struggle. The best thing about writing is that the more we do it the better we become. Ideas flow better, vocabulary increases, but more so than that, the accuracy from which a person uses thier words also improves.
Yes🤓
Love this! It’s been such a long time since I’ve written down things, either personal or fiction and this was a great reminder that writing will come naturally and sometimes I just need to sit down and write whatever I’m thinking!
Absolutely! I like to think of writing as a stream of flowing water. We have the ability to turn the tap on an off but most times we block ourselves.
I stumbled upon your blog after you liked a post of mine, and I must say… Your writing skills are incredible! Perfect post for someone like me who is totally new to the blogging world.
I have been reading lots of your posts so far and I really like your content a lot! This is so helpful! Thanks a lot for sharing and may the force be with you 🙂
Thanks so much! I’m happy it’s helpful! 🙂 thanks for reading.
Once upon a life time ago, I knew a Lion. Without knowing his voice inspired me to find my own, even if he insult the poem I shared with him. Years later, still searching!
I was terrified to write a blog, with my actual voice (no, I’m not talking dictation) because, let’s be real, when are most of us ever really ourselves to other people? But I’ve found it’s strangely liberating. Yes, I know that my mother or sister or coworker may go to my site and go “Whaaat? That’s not the X,Y,Z that I know!” but I guess *shrug*. I am what I is. Thanks for your post!
I know exactly what you mean. It is pretty scary, especially when you think about who it’s reflecting upon. But once you get over that it feels like taking your socks off at night before going to sleep.
Very inspiring! I enjoyed this immensely and I agree whole heartedly with your thoughts! – Thanks for the read!
Thanks for reading Mel! Its ironic that your name is Mel, because I’m watching a show right now where one of the main characters is named Mel. Scandal by the way.
I was literally just thinking idk my voice, maybe lion can tell me how to find my voice or blog purpose, and guess what you already had a post up about it lmao
Hehe. I’m nice like that haha
I’ve been tempted to delete what I have to maybe start from fresh
The entire book or blog?
Blog 😂🤣 I’d die if I deleted the whole book
Yeah that’s what I was about to say. Like don’t delete your book hahaha. I would have reached through your computer and stopped you lol.
Muahaha 🤣😂🤣 yeah no, I couldn’t do that . I’d think I’d have a severe panic attack
An interesting and informative read. The one that I would live by is, “write, write, write, till you find your voice.” Thank You. 🙂
Wow.
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I can’t stop binging on your posts, they’re all so helpful and inspiring and fun! I’m still not sure what my voice is, but yours is certainly very distinct and fun! Thank you so much for continuing to share such great insight!
Just keep writing, and write about things you love eventually you will find it. 🙂 I promise.