Post by The Voice on Apr 7, 2016 12:33:56 GMT -6
It's hard to know what you don't know. (I won't delve into the realm of what we don't know that we don't know). Given what you DO know about your writing, what would you say is your greatest weakness?
I still struggle with grammar and sentence structure and keep a copy of The Elements of Style by my side. I use too many cliches. My plots are often obfuscated. I tend to rush through my revisions. My stories often lack originality. (Geez, do I really consider myself a writer?)
Having said all that, I know my greatest weakness. Perseverance. I'm great out of the starting blocks (hello cliche), but after a while, my mind grows tired and I will step away from a story. More often than not, once that happens, I won't go back and finish it. I have stacks of incomplete drafts that have a nice beginning, a clever second act and then... nothing.
Where are your weaknesses? What have you done (if anything) to address them?
On a final note, I give permission to all members to pester me to finish any projects I mention. I feel like George R.R. Martin sometimes so please, nag me. I think I need it.
~V
I still struggle with grammar and sentence structure and keep a copy of The Elements of Style by my side. I use too many cliches. My plots are often obfuscated. I tend to rush through my revisions. My stories often lack originality. (Geez, do I really consider myself a writer?)
Having said all that, I know my greatest weakness. Perseverance. I'm great out of the starting blocks (hello cliche), but after a while, my mind grows tired and I will step away from a story. More often than not, once that happens, I won't go back and finish it. I have stacks of incomplete drafts that have a nice beginning, a clever second act and then... nothing.
Where are your weaknesses? What have you done (if anything) to address them?
On a final note, I give permission to all members to pester me to finish any projects I mention. I feel like George R.R. Martin sometimes so please, nag me. I think I need it.
~V
