Kyle Stedman (@kstedman) reads the bad idea "Writers Must Develop a Strong, Original Voice" by Patrick Thomas (@patrickwthomas). It's a chapter from Bad Ideas about Writing, which was edited by Cheryl E. Ball (@s2ceball) and Drew M. Loewe (@drewloewe). Don't miss the joke: the author of the chapter is disagreeing with the bad idea stated in the chapter's title.

Chapter keywords: audience, authenticity, intertextuality, origins of writing, reading as meaning-making, speech, voice

Patrick Thomas is an associate professor of English at the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, where he teaches courses in composition theory, literacy studies, and professional writing. His is interested in how people write outside of school, new theories of what writing is, and digital culture. His Twitter handle is @patrickwthomas. (2017 bio)

As always, the theme music is "Parade" by nctrnm, and both the book and podcast are licensed by a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. The full book was published by the West Virginia University Libraries and Digital Publishing Institute; find it online for free at https://textbooks.lib.wvu.edu/badideas.

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