The old adage is that it is better to be seen than heard, or something like that.  I think my children believe that. Don’t get me wrong. They are great kids, but they have gotten immune to the sound of my voice. So this raises my ire. I’m a convenient person available  for making meals and wiping noses or behinds. But for them to be told to do or not do something? Fuhgeddaboudit. Then I thought about how voice applies in writing as well. Oh, as a parent, I’ll figure a way to have my babies listen to me, or they’ll grow out of this, hopefully before their teens. (I wear rose-colored glasses, m’kay?)

But back to voice in writing. Do you ever read a book and then get lost in what you’ve read, but not in a good way. You kinda tune out but realize you’ve looked at the words? I feel immune to writing, at times. Not my writing, but other’s, and no one in particular. Is it that I might not be in the mood to read? Not necessarily. Am I bored? Probably. So what can we do to not bore our readers? Any suggestions? I think too much or too little is a big culprit. And I’ve expressed my feelings before, I believe, on description. What do y’all think?