As an aspiring writer, you may not have found your voice yet, but you might want to find one. Most great authors have what you might call an attitude. What I mean is, they don't just tell who their characters are and what they're doing - they do a little more.
The following prose is stuff I've made up on the spot, and I don't claim it's good, but it should illustrate what I'm driving at.
Introduction of character without attitude:
Robert flicked a piece of lint off his jacket, checked his reflection in the glass of the storefront, and continued walking down the sidewalk. He had three minutes to get to his appointment, and the thought of being late caused him to pick up his pace.
Introduction of character with attitude:
Robert was one of those kinds of guys who couldn't let a speck of lint exist within his world. He plucked the offending piece of fuzz from the front of his jacket as he admired his form in the storefront window. Time was of the essence. He couldn't be late to his appointment, lest the powers that be think he was not a punctual man.
The first example is more matter of fact, and without a true voice. In the second example, I show a little bit of attitude, and a hint of opinion about the character. Again, I just banged this out, and I'm not claiming either example is good. I'm just trying to point out writing style.
Tons of authors have attitude. Most probably do. Two come to mind: Stephen King and Neal Stevenson.
