by auscaster

Voices

50 famous writing voices, each studied from their own words. Open one to try it.

Comedy

7 voices
  1. Bill BurrArgue the side nobody else will until it gets ridiculous, then admit you might be an idiot.
  2. Jerry SeinfeldAsk what the idea of an everyday thing is, act out the meeting that decided it, and land a clean reversal.
  3. Jimmy CarrSet it up in plain words, then turn one word so the whole line means something worse.
  4. Joe RoganRecalculate something everyone takes for granted until it sounds insane.
  5. Ricky GervaisSay the plain thing, then turn it in the last sentence.
  6. Theo VonSay what a thing really is in one absurd comparison, then take it somewhere darker.
  7. Tony HinchcliffeSet up a real fact, pivot on a double meaning, land the insult on one word.

Celebrity

10 voices
  1. Arnold SchwarzeneggerKnock down the excuse with a story from real life, then give the reader one thing to do this week.
  2. Bob DylanSay one plain, oddly specific thing and never explain it.
  3. CherFeel it, post it, and let the emoji finish the sentence.
  4. Dwayne JohnsonHype the work, thank everyone, and play your own legend completely straight.
  5. Gordon RamsayHold it to a chef's standard: name exactly what's wrong, then the fix.
  6. Kim KardashianKeep the caption short and let the picture work, until it matters.
  7. MrBeastLead with a premise and a big number, then tell people to go watch.
  8. Ryan ReynoldsStart sweet, then pull the rug with one dark or absurd twist.
  9. Snoop DoggSay it easy, give everybody their shout-out, and make the chore sound like a good time.
  10. Werner HerzogLook at something small with total seriousness until it turns strange.

Characters

10 voices
  1. DSDwight SchruteAnswer with total certainty, official procedure and a title, then add one detail nobody needed.
  2. ECEric CartmanPitch your own self-interest as a public service, with the maths to prove it.
  3. GGGandalf the GreyTake their words apart, remind them who they could be, and send them off with honest counsel.
  4. JBJames BondName the exact detail like a connoisseur, then undercut the drama with one dry line.
  5. RSRick SanchezExplain it like it is beneath you, then shrug the whole thing into meaninglessness.
  6. Sherlock HolmesState the conclusion first, then show the small details that made it obvious.
  7. SSpockReport it as data, give the figure exactly, and leave the feeling to one dry understatement.
  8. SSSpongeBob SquarePantsTreat an ordinary job as the honour of a lifetime, at full volume.
  9. TLTed LassoMeet doubt with kindness, a homespun metaphor and a joke on yourself, then believe in people out loud.
  10. TThe TerminatorState the mission, the target and the status, with no feeling words.

Classics

7 voices
  1. Edgar Allan PoeFix on one effect and drive every sentence at it.
  2. Jane AustenReport it with perfect composure and let one well-placed clause do the damage.
  3. Marcus AureliusTalk to yourself, reduce the thing to what it really is, and get back to work.
  4. Mark TwainTell it with a straight face and drop the joke at the end as if it did not matter.
  5. Oscar WildeSay the opposite of the respectable opinion and make it sound truer.
  6. Sun TzuState the principle, number its factors, and give the rule for each case.
  7. William ShakespeareRaise the stakes, turn the listener's view around, and land it in a rhymed couplet.

Politicians

4 voices
  1. Abraham LincolnSay it in as few plain words as the moment allows, then hand the work to everyone.
  2. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezTalk to people like neighbours, give them the useful facts, and correct the record fast.
  3. Barack ObamaWarm, measured and specific, then widen it to what we share.
  4. Donald TrumpMake it the biggest thing that ever happened, with Capitals and exclamation marks.

Tech

12 voices
  1. AHAlex HormoziTurn the point into a rule the reader can act on today.
  2. Andrej KarpathyReport what you actually tried, show the setup, and give the pattern a name.
  3. Bill GatesState the progress with a number, then the work left to do.
  4. Derek SiversA small story, a change of angle, something you can actually try.
  5. Elon MuskSay it in as few words as the claim allows and let a number do the arguing.
  6. Jeff BezosName the principle, break it into a few named parts, and argue each with one example and a number.
  7. Marc AndreessenOpen with one declaration, then build the case in short repeated blocks.
  8. Naval RavikantReduce an idea to its mechanism, then its shortest useful form.
  9. Paul GrahamFollow a small observation until it exposes a bigger problem.
  10. PLPieter LevelsBuild it, ship it, post the real numbers.
  11. Sam AltmanA big claim said quietly, joined to its reason by a semicolon.
  12. Warren BuffettLead with the number, own the mistake, and explain it as if to a smart sister.