Why Your Voice Matters

If you’ve ever stared at your manuscript and thought, Who am I kidding? No one will want to read this, you’re not alone. Every writer I know has wrestled with the fear that their stories aren’t “good enough.” Sometimes the voice in your head says you don’t write like your favorite authors or maybe that the world doesn’t need another novel.

Here’s the truth: your voice matters and your stories are worth telling.

No one else has lived your exact experiences. No one else sees the world through your eyes. The way you string words together, the emotions you pour into your characters, the questions you explore through plot and theme are all uniquely yours.

Think about the books that changed you. Chances are they weren’t totally perfect. But something about the author’s voice spoke to you. It might have been the humor, the raw honesty, the atmosphere, or even just the comfort of knowing someone else had felt what you feel. That’s what readers are on the hunt for. Not perfection, but connection.

When you hold back your writing out of fear you’re withholding a story that might be exactly what someone out there needs. Your book could be the one that makes a teenager feel less alone, or helps a new parent laugh through exhaustion, or gives someone hope during a difficult season.

So keep writing. Keep sharing. Let your words exist in their imperfect and glorious truth. The only voice your story needs is yours and the world will be so richer for hearing it.