My Identity In My Mixed-Genre Class

I struggled to write my stories when non-fiction meant ‘real life’. I did not know what I wanted to write and how much of my own life I wanted to share. I am not a very open person, but I do enjoy sharing anecdotes of adventures in my life. When it came to writing non-fiction, I felt like I had to expose who I am and reveal my secrets. In my writing, I do not think I could hide anything. The Mixed-Genre class became my sense for self-discovery. I started figuring out who I am as a writer and I realized throughout this course, my writing became an identity. I truly gained a better understanding of myself, learning new forms of writing and read texts I would never have chosen to read. However, my biggest drawback as a writer is that I struggled to create sense. I could not write a sentence with it having grammatical issues, no matter if I read my work out loud or not. I tend to write the way I speak and often times my words get me into trouble. Therefore, I struggled to writing my assignments. I could not tell a story without using the wrong preposition or conjunction and I would even mix-up the tenses. I could never make myself to ask for help because I feared of being judged and I felt I wouldn't be writing my story.
I learned to find my voice experimenting with different forms and voices to tell my story. A part of understanding what I wanted to write, came from the writing exercises. The writing exercises helped me bring out my creative ideas that would help me formulate what I wanted to write. I was able to get an opportunity to write and experiment with different stories to look beyond myself. Thus, I came to a lot of realizations both within myself and my surroundings. I learned who I was as a person and as a writer that I made the connection of my works being about