Reflection Of My Writing Style

I believe the biography I completed at the commencement of this course was thorough and on review it remains a fair representation of myself, and my perception of my writing abilities. As to being an ‘accurate picture’ of my writing that is a different story. I suspect my perception of both history and writing is filtered extensively through the lenses of past experience and current status which result in a kaleidoscope of writing styles. This ever-changing paradigm is clearly evident in all my written expression and as I look back at the biography and other writing samples I see different voices. To explain further one particular past and current prism is the impact of environment, at a given moment. I think I adopt the style and tone (voice) of whatever context I see and surround myself with. Compound this with the influence of favorite authors, books and topics and my writings become an amalgam of styles. It is questionable if I ever have a style of my own, which is the root of my doubt. Talent is difficult to envision, when it is something you truly
I have favorite authors whose writing style I readily try (and fail) to imitate. These are primarily fiction authors while the articles I read contain fact-based material related to my career and studies. They frequently collide. Imagine, Jane Austin writing on the implementation of electronic health records or “Eat, Pray, Love” as the underlying plot of an economics report.
This semester, this class has thrown up all these thoughts and I believe all thought is fuel for writing. Therefore, the more fuel, the more writing, and hopefully the better the writing. Routine practice of any skill is supposed to build muscle memory, perhaps increased mechanical speed from so much typing results in thoughts and ideas hitting the page in a less filtered more genuine way. Is the first thought the best? Probably not, but it is a launch