Blog chain time again. This round was started by Michelle H. She wants us to:
Be positive! Name some of the positive aspects of your writing — be it a compliment from a mentor, friend or crit partner to anything special you learned concerning your writing skills.
This was way harder than it should've been. I could spend hours telling you the things I need to improve on, but to actually point out the positives is a whole other situation. Not that I think I'm a bad writer. If that were the case, I would've quit long ago.
Okay, I'll give this a try.
I've been told by several people that my dialogue is good and feels natural. Also, after much research and experimenting I've started to feel like I have a handle on the concept of voice (not that I could explain it to anyone else) and I've had a few compliments on that.
Ummm....
I'm a very detail-oriented person (aka crazy perfectionist) so my writing is usually pretty clean when it comes to grammar and punctuation--even my rough drafts.
And I think that's enough about me. :)
What about all of you? What are some of the positive aspects of your writing? Don't be shy. ;)
Be sure to check out Christine's post from yesterday and Kat's post tomorrow.
Capturing voice is such a great thing, and so hard to talk about. I've never considered it, but perhaps I will now. Great post!
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great idea for a post, and we really do need to celebrate the areas we've made strides in. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteFor me I would say my plotting and pacing is pretty solid. :)
Angela @ The Bookshelf Mse
Those are great positives! It is important to recognize your strengths and remind yourself that you have them. I think I'm good at dialog too. I'm pretty good at creating characters also.
ReplyDeleteWow. I think a clean rough draft is a HUGE accomplishment. I am terrible with grammar - it takes me several round of edits to get mine even semi-clean:)
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm pretty clean usually on my rough drafts too. In fact, it's really hard for me NOT to go back and fix things when I mistype. I think you should put in more positives about yourself though. Acknowledge them. You strive hard to be as talented a writer as you are, so allow yourself a little celebration ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Michelle H.
ReplyDeleteGetting your voice down is probably one of the toughest things a writer has to do.
Great post!