Voice can be a lot of things, from what one has to say (perspective, which, unfortunately a lot of writers lack) and HOW it’s written on the page. The thing is, there’s a HUGE difference between story and storyTELLING.

All too often people get caught up in how the words appear on the page. Some people try and break that fourth wall and others ape the shit out of Shane Black in their own approach. The problem is, none of that has anything to do with STORY. In fact, I’d go so far as to say the people who do this are really masking their understanding of story by trying to accent the manner in which they TELL it.

If one knows how to write a compelling story, they’re voice will shine through the characters and drama unfolding on the page, NOT by the manner they try to tell it. Anybody who doesn’t understand this should really take a look at scripts like “Toy Story 3” or “UP” and see how economical the writing is with its brevity of descriptions and lack of color, so to speak.