{"id":25892,"date":"2022-10-18T03:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=25892"},"modified":"2022-10-13T07:35:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:35:29","slug":"write-in-the-style-of-by-la-bourgeois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/18\/write-in-the-style-of-by-la-bourgeois\/","title":{"rendered":"Write in the Style Of…. by LA Bourgeois"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Write<\/a>Let’s welcome back LA Bourgeois<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cWrite in the Style Of….\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Looking for a way to punch up your writing?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Or maybe you’ve just hit a wall and can’t make progress.<\/p>\n

Try writing in someone else’s style.<\/p>\n

Writing in Someone Else\u2019s Style?<\/h2>\n

People have been doing it forever!<\/p>\n

Think of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies<\/i> by Seth Graham-Smith<\/a> or the plethora of Agatha Christie lookalike books and parodies.<\/p>\n

Recently,<\/strong> I devoured the wonderful Monk + Robot<\/i> series by Becky Chambers<\/a>, a delightful philosophical spin on sci-fi.<\/p>\n

Writing in someone else’s style forces you to think differently, an essential ingredient for creativity. By taking a scene, essay or short story and writing it in a different style, you reveal patterns, see new depths in characters, and discover new ideas for scenes and plot lines.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/h2>\n

Instead of writing in your own voice, you’re adapting your voice to that style.<\/p>\n

This means that each word must be carefully chosen.<\/strong> As you struggle with the unfamiliar form, your brain fits your story into this weird shape.<\/p>\n

Would Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot utter this phrase?<\/p>\n

How would Jane Austen describe the spaceship your characters live in?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

What happens when Edgar Allen Poe takes over your romance?<\/p>\n

As the scene takes shape,<\/strong> themes are discovered, characters reveal traits that transcend style, and truths come to light in unexpected ways. When reading over the final version of this exercise, we may even discover something new about ourselves.<\/p>\n

I know I usually do.<\/p>\n

How To Write in Someone Else’s Style<\/h2>\n

Select a style and take a little time with it.<\/p>\n

Read work by writers who write in that style.<\/p>\n

Get specific<\/i> with your choice<\/strong>— not just mystery but hard-boiled detective story or english manor house.<\/p>\n

Think cowboy romance, gothic ghost story, shoot ’em up sci-fi.<\/p>\n

Here are some suggestions of styles and associated authors to get you started:<\/strong><\/p>\n