However, sometimes it's good to look at the things we do well. In examining those we might find a correlation to our weaker points and come to understand them better. Also, focusing on the positive once in awhile just feels good.

So here I would like to give everyone the opportunity to sound off about what you feel the strongest aspects of your writing are. It's not bragging but an assessment of your skills. What repeatedly gets good comments in crits and what do you feel best writing?

If you strive for balance, feel free to include the elements you need to work on. Maybe someone who is strong in those areas can offer some advice.

I'll start.

The strongest part of my writing is characters, especially their interaction and dialogue. Even when other parts of my story are weak most of my readers care about what happens to my characters.

The reason I think I do well in this is that I truly put myself in their heads when I am writing them. That means that when they're going through hard times I feel it in my gut too. But it also menas that I know them inside and out and I know what they would and wouldn't do in a given situation. No two characters will react the same way to any situation.

My weaker area is world building and setting. Until recently I didn't have the patience to develop these things and I saw them as less than important with the focus of my stories always being on character. I am working on this now and trying to make sure that there is a strong sense of place for my characters to move around in. But it is definitely something I have to work at improving.

TamesonYip/ formerly sholar

No one else has had the life experiences I've had up to this point. Thus, what I bring to the table is unique. The stories I create can only be told from my perspective.

It's my hope that someday something I write will touch someone in a similar way to how I feel when I'm writing it. Meanwhile I practice my craft in order to improve until my stuff gets out there at a major level.