Becoming a Good Writer

The Art of Becoming a Good Writer is today's text because it is not so much technique but

While categorizing writers into two cut-and-dried “camps” of good and bad risks sounding judgmental, don’t think of the following as a judgment on the person (being a bad or good person) but rather on the habits and attitudes themselves. A “bad writer,” for our purposes here, is one who is making choices that will impede their progress and growth as a writer.

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 Good writers know that these mistakes are all part of learning and practice, and if they find that they have difficulty with a certain aspect to writing, they work to change that. They recognize their weaknesses but don’t let those weaknesses give them a reason to give up.

However, good writers also recognize their strengths. When they constantly look for feedback, they consider what others are saying is good and what needs work.

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When I was young, people thought I had talent as a writer. I did not have any faith in my writing - no more faith than I had in anything else. I gave up. Then I pulled down my life. Nothing left after that mistake. A friend suggested I go back to writing. Another gave me a subject to write about. Another gave me standards to shoot for and kept me at work. I now can try to be a good writer.

Keeping writing. Keep thinking about your writing. Read and read some more and then about the writing you have read.

Good luck.

sch 6/2/22