De qué hablamos cuando hablamos de la voz

A writer’s fictional voice is an act of characterization. It is built upon their obsessions, what they omit, repress, or revise, and the strategies they use to capture the reader’s attention and trust. The voice seeks to surprise the reader. But how does one construct their own voice? What feels authentic in writing?

The manuscript accompanying this analysis is in an early stage of development. Each line must stand on its own while also hinting at narrative tension. Silence, too, tells a story.

The power of the hybrid genre has allowed me to explore the novel’s territory through poetry, integrating elements of both genres. Can a poem truly feel like a novel? How can the dynamics of fiction and poetry converge? These questions guided my writing process and my search for a voice for this book.