Response for Who Am I?: Finding Identity and Voice in Composition

Who Am I? Really? Who am I as a writer? I do not have a clue. Beverly Faryna's paper has certainly gotten me on the right track to adding voice to my writing. There were many great examples of how you can lose your voice in your work, and I've discovered that I do just about every single one of them. I try to enhance my vocabulary unnecessarily, which can confuse my readers. I write in the first person all the time, which I am also doing now. But throughout the course of this semester I plan to find my voice in writing so I can become more successful. I will express my thoughts through my own words and not try to be too fancy. Then somehow I must shake the pesky first person problem. Currently, the voice in my writing is dead. But I am hoping that by the end of the semester that my voice will be heard and very much alive.