Am I A Good Writer? Or Bad?

You are not a bad writer, but you are not a good writer....yet.

It does not sound like an adult wrote it. It sounds like a kid trying to sound like an adult.

"Bump...bump...bump" is very Dr. Seuss.

You repeat words too often. Be careful alliterations. You also have spelling and grammar issues.....all of which are very important to writing. Don't ever let anyone tell you that spelling is not important.

Keep practicing. You will get better.

It used to annoy me. My theory is - if you don't tell someone what's wrong with the story, they can't fix it and it will never get better. But I've come to realize that most of those writers do think the bad writing is good because they don't yet know the difference. As you said, you go and look at their writing and it's worse than the writing they're commenting on. This means they're at an earlier stage in their writing abilities. If they don't write as good as the other bad writer, of course they think it's great. It's better than theirs, and they think theirs is good. As you grow as a writer, you become more and more able to spot bad writing, in your own work and in others'. And remember, everyone has to start somewhere. A lot of those people posting Twilight remakes with bad spelling and grammar, and five page paragraphs are truly trying. They're just at the stage of the game where they don't know any better. Hopefully, people who do know better will leave helpful comments and they'll learn a thing or two. Of course, there are always those people who don't want to learn a thing or two. They post just to hear people say that what they've written is wonderful. And the people who tell them that feed their egos. But so what? Yeah, it can get annoying. But if you let it annoy you, you get mad and frustrated and get ulcers while they're feeling wonderful about themselves. Don't waste time getting angry over things that don't affect you. Look at it this way - the more bad writers there are, the better your stuff (if it's good) looks to editors.

Actually, it looks like a 14-year-old with little experience wrote it, no offense. Someone older and with more experience would have found a way to hook the reader within the first few lines. It didn't hook me at all.

This story line has been done in some variation. Girl loses boyfriend, closes her heart, new comes in, girl doesn't want him even though he's everything she needs, guy has some secret, guy goes on chase, you get the idea.

Bad writer? No. Needing extensive work and to come down from your pedestal? Yes. It appears you've been coddled it appears and all that does is stroke your ego in such a way that it gets huge and you think you're the best writer since Charles Dickens. Doesn't work that way.

I think you're on the right track but you still need a lot of work.

EDIT:

Peachy, for an English Literature major your writing ability is terrible. And just because you're in that particular major does not necessarily mean you "know good writing". That's completely ludicrous.

It's good and I can tell that you have a real passion for writing, which is great, but you do need to keep practising to help it flow better and vary your descriptions and vocabulary a bit more. I would have guessed you were 14 - good adult writing is generally much more advanced. But that's fine - adults have had much more practice than teenagers. Keep this up and by the time you're an adult you'll be a really good writer! Good luck x

Use vetorical questions, short sentences for effect, ellipses and commas for a dramatic pause, different storyline (I didn't like it), similes, you're more of a fantasy story writer to me so do more of that and just in general vary your sentence openers, adjectives, verbs and more of such.

I think you got a lot of potential with this. you are a good writer so far and you have talent. I say after you finish school go to college (when you are ready) and take classes on writing and English. keep that creativity sharp by writing short stories and journals.

you are right that it dose sound like an adult wrote it and that's a very good thing to your advantage. keep studying in English and work on it too. you'll become a better writer if you do work very hard on your work, don't give up. you came very far in a short time

i guess thats ok for a 14 yr old but ur not that great.

it kinda cheesy and jst typical romance-novelly. all that stuff about his 'angel soft lips' and lying next to his heart just kind of makes me want to grab a sick bag.

and to who ever said that no im not single im engaged, and i also know what good writing is coz im an english lit student

oh shut up MM its not as i i write like this in my essays and stuff, i just dont have time to go over my grammar and spelling when im answering on here coz i mean who rely cares, get a life.

Your a good writer, but the plot is quite cheesy. I'm 14 - and I love to write too, but try writing something you've had experience in.

Beth xx :)

First there is no such thing as a 'bad' writer some people just need more practice than others.

I liked it though you had good description

Well, for a 14 yo it's really good!

But...

I dunno. It sounds a bit cheesy. (PLZ don't get offended) This perfect, beautiful, sensitive lover and the story that has often been used.

But of course it all depends on your style.

So keep writing and perfecting your style cos sounds like an adult wrote it and it seems u really have talent.