It is often said that a writer sounds like an amalgam of the last three authors they've read, and I mostly agree with that. But more than your voice gets influenced.
Authors have specific worldviews they express. They choose to write about certain subjects, and they carry with them personal opinions and biases toward those subjects.
When you surround yourself with enough of an author to be influenced by them, your worldview and opinions will be shaped by that author, too. It is likely to be temporary, like the amount it changes your natural voice, but it could start opening your eyes to new possibilities and reshape how you see the world around you and what you want from it.
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