It took me a lot of time and writing to find my author voice. In today's show, Roz Morris and I discuss how you can find yours. In the intro, I report back on my 100km Race to the Stones walk and how ultra-marathons are a bit like writing. Plus, I mention the RWA report by Data Guy from Author Earnings, and the new Scrivener app for iPhone and iPad. This podcast is sponsored by Kobo Writing Life, which helps authors self-publish and reach readers in global markets through the Kobo eco-system. You can also subscribe to the Kobo Writing Life podcast for interviews with successful indie authors. Roz Morris is the bestselling author of over a dozen novels as a ghostwriter and has also written My Memories of a Future Life and Lifeform 3 under her own name. She is also an editor and has a series of books for writers under the Nail Your Novel brand, including books on character, plot and editing. You can listen above or on iTunes or Stitcher or watch the video here, read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and full transcript below. * On the real reason literary fiction takes longer to write than genre fiction. * How Roz the artist has come to grips with the technical side of offering courses to writers. * The pros and cons of teaching live vs. online. * What an author's voice is, where it comes from and why it matters. * How long it takes for an author to find her voice and the barriers to this process. * How author brand relates to author voice. * And how character dialogue differs from author voice. * On whether Roz thinks dictation could help free up an author's voice. * How non-fiction authors can bring their personality to the page. You can find Roz at www.NailYourNovel.com and on twitter @Roz_Morris Transcript of Interview with Roz Morris Joanna: Hi, everyone. I'm Joanna Penn from thecreativepenn.com and today I'm back with Roz Morris. How are you, Roz? Roz: I'm fine, Jo. How are you? Joanna: Good. It's great to have you back on the show. Just a little introduction. Roz is the best selling author of over a dozen novels, as a ghostwriter. And has also written “My Memories of a Future Life” and “Lifeform Three” under her own name. She's also an editor and has a series of books for writers under the “Nail Your Novel” brand, including books on character, plot, and editing. You were last on over a year ago now, so just give us a bit of a catch up. What have you been up to in the last year, in terms of writing projects and other things? Roz: An awful lot of teaching, actually. People seem to come along and say,