What's your biggest strength as a writer?

[Wamba2K]

Hold the self consciousness at arm's length and think about something you do well. For me, I think it's just making up characters on the fly. As a pantser, I think I'm decent at shitting out a character and packing personality/implications of a history (That's usually not even thought out) that can make the character stand out even if they're only gonna be around for like a scene or two.
Your turn...

 

[Joyager2]

I think I’m halfway decent at making a setting feel real and lived-in. The actual characters that supposedly live there are another story. But I think I’ve got ‘sense of place’ down.

 

[CheertheSecond]

Is being weird a strength?

If not, then probably being higher than most.

 

[FRWriter]

I can Google things... and stuff.
I can use AI , jk lol.

 

[Deleted member 34529]

Don't give a shit about what readers want.

 

[GwynLordofTinder]

I'm really, really good at making smut feel real, but still be fun. Got my start writing for H-games, the action and comedy came later.

 

[Little-Moon]

At being chaotic. In all the bad and good ways.

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

Improvisation

I have a story in my head that I want to tell, but when something begins to feel stale, I can come up with a new idea fairly quickly.

 

[AnEmberOfSundown]

Dialogue, and specifically natural character voices. I’ve been told by multiple people that they can tell exactly who is talking even without dialogue tags. A lot of my “exposition” is disguised as casual conversation or fridge-logic one liners.

 

[Rachel_Leia_Cole]

I feel like my dialogue is pretty decent. Each character sounds different from the next. Sometimes I do too much dialogue and have to go back and break it up with physical sensations. I have a tendency to write out a chapter while it’s in my mind, then go back and fill in things.

 

[AnEmberOfSundown]

I feel like my dialogue is pretty decent. Each character sounds different from the next. Sometimes I do too much dialogue and have to go back and break it up with physical sensations. I have a tendency to write out a chapter while it’s in my mind, then go back and fill in things.

 

[Eldoria]

It's difficult to talk about a writer's greatest strengths without being biased... I'll leave it up to fiction readers about my strengths and weaknesses in conveying fictional narratives.

 

[TinaMigarlo]

I don't feel comfortable assessing myself. Of course I think I have a veritable *list* of things I do awesome. I believe people tend to overestimate or underestimate their abilities, and its not their fault. I can *think* I do this, that, and the other as my strengths. But that's about as genuine as a mom estimating her own child. Toddler puts a band aid on his little sister. Oh, look, he's going to be a doctor. How many moms have you seen with their little brats in "tumbling" class. "Oh, the coach says she thinks they have a shot at being in the olympics". meanwhile, her little alien afterbirth can barely touch his own toes without falling over.

I'm being facetious for humor, but I can't trust myself to self assess.

now. ask yourself this question. Which person is more intimidating. person A, is going on and on how tough they are. Person B? Quiet and self deprecating, actually plays it off. But, *other* people keep telling you how tough they are. 9 times out of 10, person B is the more dangerous of the two. I can say that my "smut" is getting good to excellent initial reactions and review. I actually got two fan mails already. (could have knocked me over with a feather). I can say that my "hardboil/noir" stuff is starting to pick up a few readers.

and that's all I can say and be accurate. You'll have to ask my readers, and I'm amazed I'm finally getting a few. As a writer, finally having a few readers? Is quite a *novel* experience. (ha!)

 

[mythosandmagic]

It's difficult to talk about a writer's greatest strengths without being biased... I'll leave it up to fiction readers about my strengths and weaknesses in conveying fictional narratives.

I'm the same way. I think I'm good at a lot of things. However, reality can be a very different thing.

 

[TinaMigarlo]

It's difficult to talk about a writer's greatest strengths without being biased... I'll leave it up to fiction readers about my strengths and weaknesses in conveying fictional narratives.

you establish and nail down a feel and tone, cold. When you went from saccharine sweet, and mixed in unexpected horrifying images, it was shocking.

 

[Eldoria]

I'm the same way. I think I'm good at a lot of things. However, reality can be a very different thing.

Well, this question is simple but difficult to implement. If everyone could assess their own potential, IQ, SQ, EQ, personality tests, and the like would be unnecessary. These tests exist for a reason, due to the human tendency to overestimate or underestimate themselves. Although the methodology of these tests has not escaped criticism.

you establish and nail down a feel and tone, cold. When you went from saccharine sweet, and mixed in unexpected horrifying images, it was shocking.

Thank you... it's very difficult to see my narrative style objectively. :)

 

[autumnsugar]

I would say that I’m pretty good at coming up with interesting story concepts

 

[CharlesEBrown]

From what I've been told, idle banter between characters.

 

[L1aei]

Consequences, I guess. It's why I have a few fanfics on this account. I like to think about the what ifs a lot, about what happens when characters act or not at all and those differences affect the whole outcome of a scene or story; plus my thoughts on consequences being projected through characters usually keep the action moving along.

 

[Juia_Darkcrest]

Can I also add a 2nd thing? No? Too bad still am

I am not afraid to hurt my MC, reducing his plot armour to just not... ending the story LMAO.