How many of you writers feel like you are really good at writing?

I am not an overly confident person, but one thing I feel secure in is my writing. No, it isn't perfect and I really enjoy editing and restructuring things to get a better flow. The editing part is my favorite part actually.

One way to understand and evaluate your own writing is to read it out loud--even record your reading and you get a great sense of flow and how others will see it.

Sometimes I feel great. Other times while I'm writing, I know it sounds horrible and wonder what I'm even writing. Just go for it!

Write until you feel you need to stop, let it sit for a few days, then go back and re-read it. Then you can fix what you feel is inadequate. :).

Writing is rewriting. I know I am a good writer, but often feel ashamed for not having enough time to rewrite to make what I write better. I think if you're feeling inadequate, write a first draft, let it sit for a few days, then go back and edit it.

You'll feel much better about the improvement you've made.

A lot of the time I don't have a clue what I'm doing. There seems to be a never ending contrast between what I produce for the likes of my college work, and what I produce for HubPages or other sites that I write for. I don't feel like I've found my "voice" yet, if that makes sense so yes - I often feel inadequate and that I still have a lot left to learn!

I just write how I feel...I just write for me and if other people like it, then wonderful. If they don't that's okay because I have already accomplished what I wanted...I feel that if I was trying to write for others, what I write would not have the same feeling as it does now. But I am very happy that many people that have read what I write seem to like it...Good luck with your writing and write from your heart and everything will be good!

But I agree with Scosgrove -- Just go for it! Put it away for awhile and read your writing anew with a more objective eye. Not that I'm capable of doing this for myself....*sigh.

My writing never feels like it's finished even if I have it edited and completed. I still go back to it and read it again and I just feel like it can always be tweaked. As to the quality of my work, that's not really for me to decide so much as for my readers to decide.

I feel so shamefully inadequate sometimes. Doubt plagues me at every turn. If I end up writing a beautiful passage, I stand in the closet for a little while in disbelief, hiding from the shining majesty on the computer screen.

A couple of dozen closet-sessions later, I may have a finished work.

Honestly, some days I feel a bit shamed because I haven't reserved my best work for Hubpages. I don't hand my best material for free. A lot of days I feel inadequate when writing because my entire family (this includes extended family) doesn't appreciate my writing style, but I know many others do.

That's always tough.

I stare at an open word doc, and I feel absolutely inadequate of the task of putting any kind of paragraph together. The anxiety sets in, and it is at that point that the writing session is over. I close my laptop, and sit back in my chair feeling aggravated, and completely incapable.

I am a good writer. I can string together sentimental sentences that could make you cry, or in a letter, insult someone so eloquently that one would be confused about how to react to it; Not quite grasping whether to be angry, or laugh at my quick jabs of witty digs. Bottom line is that I love to write,and have always been told I was a great writer.

What I say is who am I to argue.

I will answer this from a newbie perspective. I created my account a little less than a year ago and made my first hubs today.. Have all my adsense and everything set up, and am just waiting to see what people think of my first 4 hubs. I'm nervous about this, but at the same time what happens, happens.

I'm not confident at all yet, and will wait and see what happens, but as of now I would say no I don't feel like a good writer.

I feel that I am good but I also believe I can be much better so I try everyday to look for ways to improve it.

Haha nope, even in ENGL classes I always feel super good about Essays, but I always get back an 83 or something like that. I know I'm just an ok writer, but that's also part of the reason why I joined Hubpages - to get at least a little better at writing, and if not writing - at least typing. And I've definitely gotten better at typing!

So something good has come from it haha.

Yes, it's easy to feel like you have terminal writer's block, and when you don't to not be satisfied with what you produce. But, as with all things, practice makes perfect, and the more you write the easier it will become. Just keep at it, and the rewards will follow!

Artists (of whatever variety) often are the most critical about their own work. They often feel like it's "not finished" when they are forced to send it off for publication, public viewing, etc. And then what YOU like isn't always what your audience ends up liking most. But that's how this game works.

Personally, writing was always something very intimate for me, and not something I felt comfortable sharing until very recently. But, despite my unease about getting approval from others about my work, it makes me happy to write, so I continue to do it. And I improve by continuing.

Plus, there are so many aspects to being a good writer, that there is always something to work on. Some writers are "idea people", others can make anything sound beautiful, others are just insanely creative. Even great writers have their weak and strong points.

As writers we need to know how to, sometimes, not think about our weaknesses, and be proud of what we create!

I am new to hubpages and I have always wanted to write. No, I am not good at all, but I want to learn, and by learning I am reading. I can learn more from reading all the hubs on here good, and not so good ( there are no bad ones in my opinion), then what I have been learning in my creative writing courses.

I am not here to earn money, although that would be nice one day. I am here to learn from all of you, to see if I have what it takes. I threw a few things out there, and I was completely surprised at the good response I got.It was enough for me to never give up on my dream.

Generally, I think the most important part about writing is the mood you set or the tone in the article. Almost everyone feels inadequate from time to time. I know I have this feeling frequently, but what you have to do is fight through it.It is more important to express your feelings and thoughts on something than to be grammatically correct.

This even follows for flow. You can always edit later and fix your flow, but just remember it's more about what you say with your words than what words you use or how you use them.

I am not a writer. I just write stuff. It makes me feel good to do it.

I know I'm no good at it, but I don't try either. If people understand what I'm trying to say, or enjoy it, good enough for me.

I enjoy writing. I'm presume I'm reasonably good at it because I get plenty of practise and people do seem to want to read what I have written. The most important thing for me is that I enjoy sharing information.

Providing I am not offending anybody by my bad writing technique, how good I am at it is very much second place.

Sometimes I don't feel confident enough in my writing, but I know that it is one of the things that people know me for. It tends to happen when I haven't written anything in a long period of time and I start to feel rusty with my craft.

I feel I am pretty good. I am really enjoying this experience of being on here and learning new things from amazing people. I feel great when I write, like it is a release.

I can only get better!

It all depends on who you are writing for i.e. Who is your audience. There are lots of different websites /blogs on the internet and each one of them is different and caters to certain types of people and topics.

I don't consider myself to be a proper writer although I have probably written more than most people on the internet about things that people need. I have sent millions of people through different pages on different websites over the years and am proud of what I have done, even though I don't have a great writing ability.

I really don't think that I'm good. I just love to write and read what others written.

I feel always my readers so I like To Write. Because it is not only for those who read it but for those who thoughts and find that oh.. yes this is.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.