Developing a Voice as a Writer

The Influence of Genre on VoiceBerlin: Winter on the Wannsee

When I started writing in my late teens and early twenties, I ran into a problem that I assume many aspiring writers encounter. My work sounded like what I had most recently read. The influence of other authors was more than mere influence, and it showed. While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, it probably isn’t the best avenue for unique expression. The problem had, I think, two main sources: the limitation of my perso...