
I learned to favor my sweet, sensitive voice.

After all, my New Jersey license plate and propensity for “east coast” driving did enough damage to my wallet (and psyche). Louis, I quickly learned to quiet my sassy Jersey-girl voice. But, the key to writing Rosie and Charlie was acknowledging the ever-present (and ever-growing) Jersey-girl voice that was begging to see the light of day in my writing.Īs a Jersey-girl who went to college and graduate school in St. After all, I’m a mental health clinician. I’ve always been good at using my sensitive, heartfelt voice. I’m talking about my authentically ME voices.Īnd I have my sensitive, heartfelt voice. I’m not talking about those kinds of voices. The winner of last week’s Giveaway of Soaked is….Patrick Woodruff!

Lauren has generously offered a giveaway of a copy of ROSIE THE DRAGON AND CHARLIE SAY GOODNIGHT with swag! Just comment below and you’ll be entered to win. Do you have a voice in your head that continually gets shut down? Do characters talk to you? Do you have a snarky editor on your shoulder that criticizes your work? Voices in your head? This all sounds normal to me! Here, Lauren Kerstein shares what happened when she let that voice out onto the page.
