One of the people I work with is a fan of my blog. He reads it semi-regularly and always makes comments as to how much he enjoys my writing "style." I never put much thought into how I write beyond at trying to be grammatically correct and doing my very best to spell correctly. Really, I do try. I am just never very successful. Style? I never thought of style as something you actually make an effort to develop, it simply exists the way your personality exists. You can develop and possibly artificially change it, but it probably wouldn't help much in the long run.
Most good writers write how they speak. Their vocabulary, articulation, and diction are a matter of constant practice both on and off the page. Me? I write how I would ideally like to be able to talk. I have never been very articulate or verbose. I constantly stumble over my own words, mumble, stutter, and have to hope the other people in the room didn't catch my last mangle of the English language. A futile hope at best (especially in project status meetings at work).
I only wish I could speak like I write.
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