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Anne Janzer

Santa Cruz
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Author of books on #writing and #marketing. Unabashed nonfiction geek. Nonfiction author coach and advocate. She/her. Annejanzer.com
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Imposter Syndrome Is Not a Disease or Abnormality

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By Anne Janzer
| Jane Friedman
Photo by Ketut Subiyanto Today’s guest post is excerpted from the 10-year anniversary edition of The Writer’s Process: Getting Your Brain in Gear by Anne Janzer. “I’m not a writer. I’ve been fooling myself and other people. I wish I were.” John Steinbeck wrote these words while he was working on The Grapes of Wrath, which would win the 1940 Pulitzer Prize and become part of the American literary canon.
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Playing with presence on the page

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By Anne Janzer
| Medium
How present are you, as the writer or narrator, in your writing? Your answer likely varies depending on the context. Consider everyday writing: Text messages? They're usually personal. Work reports or marketing copy? You may try to disappear into a brand voice. For other writing, you get to choose. Journalists often hide carefully behind the curtain of objectivity, while memoirists lean toward the confessional. When writing fiction, you pick the narrative voice and their degree of presence.
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How Readable Is Your Writing?

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By Anne Janzer
| Medium
Why readability is part of your writing voice Did you know that the average American reads at a seventh or eight-grade level? [Source.] Depending on what you’re writing and how many people you hope to reach, you might pitch your writing voice to that level. Remember that the reader makes the final decision about your writing voice. Perhaps you intend to sound sophisticated and learned.
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