Over the years I've experimented with writing personal essays, articles, folktales, picture books, rhyme, biography, how-to's, inspirational pieces, historical fiction, contemporary novels, book-length nonfiction, and academic papers. As I experimented, I noticed things about myself:
Recognizing my writing strengths helped me figure out that nonfiction is my niche. Knowing my strengths makes it easier to decide which projects to pursue — projects that will keep me happy through the (sometimes years-long) process of working on them. What are your writing strengths? How can you use your strengths to bring you joy in your writing? For more thoughts on this topic, check out these two blog posts: Amy Benson Brown, "The Importance of Recognizing Your Strengths as a Writer" https://academiccoachingandwriting.org/academic-writing/academic-writing-blog/v-the-importance-of-recognizing-your-strengths-as-a-writer Colleen M. Story, "The One Thing Writers Miss When Trying to Improve" https://writershelpingwriters.net/2019/04/the-one-thing-writers-miss-when-trying-to-improve
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Therese Nagi
5/7/2019 04:33:27 am
Thank you for writing this post, it encouraged me to focus on my strengths.
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Christine Liu-Perkins
5/13/2019 11:09:22 am
Thanks, Therese! Hope doing so inspires you and your writing.
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