Reading Finding Your Style and Voice by Sister Molly Heine, makes me feel a lot more confident in finding my voice and style unique to me in my writing. In her piece, she recalls a time during her junior year, when her teacher complimented her when she finally opened up and wrote about a topic from her perspective. As a reader, when someone’s personality jumps at you off the page, it is more beneficial than not. Ways to differentiate yourself are through language, tone, point of view, and the way the writing flows; as said in Sister Molly’s writing. In order to convey your voice the writing has to be direct, not complex and messy. This is something that takes practice and a lot of revisions to ensure your voice is heard but it comes across the right way. Another point from the article that is worth mentioning is when she says “It’s like when we speak to our boss versus talking to our friends”. One thing that can’t be forgotten is even though you are using your voice, you still have to be appropriate and professional. I do feel like it is much easier to present your voice in writing when the author is interested in the topic and passionate about it. Lastly, another important point to me is even if it is not in the first person, it does not mean your voice is not a part of your writing. If you’re the one writing the paper, you’re in charge of whether your voice is heard or not. So if you don’t think your voice can be heard and felt in the passage then it’s the author’s fault.
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