voice
i think because all my english teachers told me something along the lines of "your essays are not really what we're looking for, but your voice is strong", it made me obsessed with voice
or...
i don't know!
i am certain that i naturally had a strong voice because when they told me this, i didn't even know what they were talking about -- it wasn't something i was TRYING to do
when i read now i am conscious of voice and it is the single most important thing to me, the second being insight
and i am told often that i have many insights and am good at verbalizing them so
i don't know if it's narcissism drawing me to these things or if there is something naturally voice-y and insight-y about my soul
mm no yeah it's not narcissism, it's in my soul.