Personal Narrative: My Style Of Writing

Who am I as a writer? To properly answer that question, in my belief, one must first analyze themself as a person. Everyone projects a little of his or her personality into their work, no matter what it may be, but especially when it comes to the stylistic habits someone uses while writing. Every person’s voice is unique, so naturally every piece of writing will have certain characteristics distinctly used by that particular writer. My style of writing is a depiction of my thought process. When reading something I’ve wrote, while it may take you awhile to get through it all, contains glimpses of my life, sarcastic comments, and generally a lengthy beginning. All of these aspects bring a little of myself into my writing, which creates an overall genuine tone that ties everything together.
My family is super goofy, cracking jokes day and night. That environment growing up
I make use of sarcasm to not only put some of myself into my writing, but also to give a personal feel to the words, making them more relatable and believable. As Allan Sloan said, “I talk that way, so I write that way.” Although, my sarcasm may not transfer as well on paper as it would in person, I try to keep everything I type on the keyboard, or scribble down on a piece of paper with the intention of the reader thinking, “Yep, that’s something Emily would say.” Reading a paper of my mine is the equivalent of having a face to face conversation with me, because who I am as a writer is the same as who am I as a human being. Basically, I like to have a sense of life in what I write, and these lifelike characteristics create the genuine tone, essential for a good work of