Voice in Writing

Written by: Sheena Matobato

In early childhood, talking exists at the very beginning. The purpose of all language is to communicate. Talking is one of the most common ways of communication as human. In order to have visual materials for communication is having the voice by writing. Writing is one of the four macro skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading). But it has a complex relationship to talk by representing language through the inscription of signs and symbols. Its process can be in different ways in forms, styles and techniques. It is a complement to speech or spoken language within its structures such as vocabulary, grammar and semantics.

The result of writing is called text. It should have the voice as the meaning of the writing output/text. There is sounds that give colorful impact from its resources in the way of understanding. Through creative writing, writers develop their voice better in making different techniques. Even in speech or other forms of speaking events, writing is given to formulate things what would be in presentation.

Voice in writing can be struggle whether in writing novels, short stories, etc., because some of the writers are still wondering what is voice in writing. But, unconsciously, they are creating the voice while processing in nature of writing. Even without the sound waves from the audience of the written works or in spoken language that still part of a written works, speaking and writing show their special relationship.