In this bonus episode of Write Medicine I talk with Ben Riggs about writing voice. Ben is Senior Communication Specialist for Kettering Health and author of Tell Them A Story. He shares insights on three components that contribute to writing voice: level of formality, syntax and use of metaphor.Connect with BenLinkedInResourcesRiggs B. Tell Them a Story. Using narrative nonfiction in your everyday writing. NY: Editorial Freelancers Association. WordRake: Writing Professionals on LinkedIn to FollowPepper Content:15 Freelance Writers You Should Follow on Linkedin for InspirationClear Writing Q&A Get Started on Your Writing JourneyThe Importance of Powerful Storytelling in WritingWhen we were talking about ideas/"leafmold," Ben mentioned an essay he wrote about walking his dog, Lewie. Here's the essay. Ben's recommendations for d books on writing:

Elements of Style (Strunk &White)

Writing Tools and Help! for Writers (Roy Peter Clark)

On Writing Well and Writing to Learn (William Zinsser)

The Reader, the Text, the Poem (Louise Rosenblatt)

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