Identifying Writing Strengths and Weaknesses Quiz

Written by TimeBender

This exercise is by a person named Barri Evins, and it helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses in writing:

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Answer these questions:

First, we'll identify your writing strengths:

• What do you enjoy most about writing?
• What is your favorite genre to write in, and write a few words about why.
• What is you least favorite genre, and why?
• What aspect of writing comes easiest to you?
• If as a writer, you never had to do _____ again, you'd be thrilled

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You're most happy when creating:

• Action
• Fantasy Elements
• Twists
• Ideas
• Description
• Researching
• Outlines
• Theme
• Dialogue
• Visuals
• Characters
• Finishing writing a story
• Character Arcs
• Relationships
• Plot
• Tension and Suspense
• Or ______

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When writing a scene, you...

Just hear your characters talking

Close your eyes and envision what's happening

Think about how your characters feel

Focus on advancing the plot

Concentrate on what you want the audience to feel

Figure out how to reveal something about your characters

Write everything you can think of, then cut out any extra sentences

Have no idea

Other _________

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What kind of dialogue is your forte?

• Snappy romantic banter
• Contemporary teen chatter
• Period-appropriate phrasing
• Witty wisecracks
• Sophisticated adult conversation
• Milieu-specific jargon
• You hate dialogue
• Authentic kids' voices
• Brisk, straightforward action
• Inventing a new vocabulary
• Character-revealing speeches
• Clever, clue-laden quips
• Distinctive voices for similar characters
• Real-life dialogue sticks in your head
• Or _______

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Without stopping to think twice, fill out the next questions:

• Your favorite line of movie dialogue
• The scene without dialogue that blows you away
• Your favorite relationship between two characters
• The comic moment that makes you really laugh
• The twist that rocked you the first time your read it
• The visual burned into your brain
• The story that speaks directly to what you think is important in life
• The book you can read again and again

Of the above, which answers sprang to mind instantly and with utter certainty?

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This quiz doesn't come with a decoder, but if you answered all the questions, you should be able to answer these next few questions:

• Your biggest writing strength is: _____________
• Your second greatest writing strength is: ____________
• Your least strong area in writing is: _________

Remember there is no right or wrong way to write! Everyone's writing style is unique. What is your strongest and least strong area in writing? Leave a comment below!
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