Xanados
Maester
On this forum I have often been told that I can write fairly well, but, for some reason, I’m not sure that I know what good writing actually is.
I have had many creative hobbies, all with their different ladders of skill and technique. Writing is different because I don’t think of it as work. It’s fun. But also with that positive comes the negative in the fact that I don’t actually know what I’m working towards. I know that being published is the dream, but I don’t really know what makes good writing.
I don't know what I'm supposed to be working towards. If you're learning an instrument you start with scales, etc, but I've just written... and written.
Good sentence structure?
Ability to convey imagery?
Fulfilling promises to the reader?
Snappy, clever dialogue?
Sentences that can fulfil more than one purpose?
Be able to convey character's emotions?
I have had many creative hobbies, all with their different ladders of skill and technique. Writing is different because I don’t think of it as work. It’s fun. But also with that positive comes the negative in the fact that I don’t actually know what I’m working towards. I know that being published is the dream, but I don’t really know what makes good writing.
I don't know what I'm supposed to be working towards. If you're learning an instrument you start with scales, etc, but I've just written... and written.
Good sentence structure?
Ability to convey imagery?
Fulfilling promises to the reader?
Snappy, clever dialogue?
Sentences that can fulfil more than one purpose?
Be able to convey character's emotions?
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