{"product_id":"voice-first-a-writers-manifesto-paperback","title":"Voice First: A Writer's Manifesto - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSonya Huber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough it is foundational to the craft of writing, the concept of voice is a mystery to many authors, and teachers of writing do not have a good working definition of it for use in the classroom. Written to address the vague and problematic advice given to writers to \"find their voice,\" \u003ci\u003eVoice First: A Writer's Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e recasts the term in the plural to give writers options, movement, and a way to understand the development of voice over time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By redefining \"voice,\" Sonya Huber offers writers an opportunity not only to engage their voices but to understand and experience how developing their range of voices strengthens their writing. Weaving together in-depth discussions of various concepts of voice and stories from the author's writing life, \u003ci\u003eVoice First\u003c\/i\u003e offers a personal view of struggles with voice as influenced and shaped by gender, place of origin, privilege, race, ethnicity, and other factors, reframing and updating the conversation for the twenty-first century. Each chapter includes writing prompts and explores a different element of voice, helping writers at all levels stretch their concept of voice and develop a repertoire of voices to summon.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonya Huber\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Fairfield University. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSupremely Tiny Acts: A Memoir of a Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2017). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382239903922,"sku":"9781496231314","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/23f9e01632a501cce418e1aa036a12d2.webp?v=1777831411","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/voice-first-a-writers-manifesto-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}