You are standing
alone in a room full of people trying your best to look comfortable and not at
all awkward. You are playing with the straw in your drink, looking down into
the glass, when someone finally comes up and starts up a conversation by asking
who you are. Obviously you will introduce yourself with your name; this one
name that is more than just a few letters strung together, it is who you are
and what you identify yourself with. The same can be said when writing. You
identify yourself through your text, and no one else will be quite able to
mimic who you are as a writer, some can try but will never be able to master
it. Keeping this identity is important to do in all writing, no matter if it is
a fictional story or a documentary, you need to remain who you are. There will
be a number of moments where instead of being yourself, you will create a
character and look through the eyes of his or her character, but still certain
aspects of who you are will remain in the writing. It is inevitable.
There are several
known authors who have taken on writing about personal identity in a paper. Two
very well known writers include Roz Ivanic and Walker Gibson. Roz once stated,
“Writing is not just about conveying content but also about the representation
of self,” and this one sentence really defines the importance of one’s personal
identity in writing. Not only does personal identity help the author represent
themselves in text, it also allows for a better connection between the author
and the reader, allowing for something a little more personal, yet at the same
time, there is information being put forth so that the reader has the benefit
of both connecting and learning at the same time.
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