Writing Journal-Assignment 4

What did you learn from writing this piece?

What I learned from this piece is that I actually feel uncomfortable writing in first person. It feels easier, as far as composition is concerned-I usually can write faster in first person, but I feel like my writing is much less formal and polished. I had the unique experience of writing both my fables in first person, since I wrote my first fable without knowing that we would be required to write our second fable only in first person. I chose to write my first fable in first person just as a challenge, since I never write anything in first person, always in third person. It’s definitely a completely different experience. Also, both the stories that I’ve told in my fables were personal anecdotes (so it made sense for me to write these in first person). So ultimately what I’ve learned from writing this piece is that I don’t really enjoy or think that my work is of the same quality when I write in first person.