Have you ever noticed that, when you sing, you have a certain voice?

It just seems to appear, almost from nowhere, when you are standing on a stage in a school musical and when you are gathered in front of a beaming birthday celebrant and their brightly lit birthday cake.

You didn’t buy this singing voice at a store, or choose it from a shelf.  It just came with you.  It just came to you.

It just comes right out of you.

There is another voice that comes for free:  a writing voice.  This voice might appear inexplicably strong at particular times.  For example, you may have an easy time writing a research project on wolves or a creative story about being a Martian.  The writing just flows reliably and unexpectedly.  It doesn’t feel like a lot of work.

New idea: Celebrate the voices you get for free!  Be sure to take advantage of them whenever the opportunity arises.

(This tip also may be of interest:  Many-Kinds-Of-Writing-Voices.)