![]() ![]() We look at ways to balance information with emotional journey, how to convey the author’s own stake in their subject, and why voice matters to the reader. In this week-long retreat - consisting of led-discussion, writing, reading, reflection and instruction - we consider voice not as stream-of-consciousness, but as a carefully crafted process of self construction, characterisation and observation. Voice is the defining quality of narrative nonfiction. Factual writing that nonetheless aspires to tell a story hinges on the author's voice - that is, the illusion that the writer is speaking directly to the reader. ![]()
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