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CAN VOICE BE TAUGHT

In one sense, voice cannot be taught, just as good writing
cannot be taught, but it can be learned.

I think voice is developed from writing thousands upon
thousands, even millions of words, and of course reading
more words than we write.

Summary: Voice can't be taught, unless the student has the
ability to learn, but I think most learn it by
assimilation.
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Added by JackBludis on August 1, 2007 at 6:49am — 5 Comments

Cormac McCarthy

Two of the last three books that I have read "The Road" and "No Country for Old Men." And they are probably THE two best books I have read in the last twenty years.

The style is unique, but well planned. The text conversational complete with some phonetic spelling, regionalisms,

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Added by JackBludis on May 25, 2007 at 11:00pm — 19 Comments