"Many writers believe that voice, which is character-based, is the same as style, which I believe is more author-based. The writer almost always has her own style, but I believe that in addition to being drawn to a particular authorās style, readers are also drawn to the singularity of the fictive voice, which is somewhat variant from work to workā¦"
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On voice versus style in āSelling Short Story Short: An Interview with ZZ Packerā in Writerās Digest (2011 Jul 20)
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