How Good Are Your Writing Skills?

" First off; never begin a sentence with 'and'. "

" @badwhodo said:

" First off; never begin a sentence with 'and'. "

Starting a sentence with "And" is actually fine.  Why did you use a semicolon there? Maybe you were being funny. "

Still practicing my writing skill.

They're alright.

Poor.

I think you mean "How well are your writing skills" ...wait. 
 
Also, ellipses are for pussies and anime. Real writers never pause. 

Although I don't think I'm especially good at writing, it astounds me how much better I am than a lot of people.  
My advice is to always write properly, even if you're not expected to (like when you're texting or writing on message boards). Also re-read everything you wrote. When something doesn't sound right or doesn't flow, there's probably a better way to write it. 

I'm perfectly fine when writing a couple sentences, but I get really bad with grammar when it gets to be longer then a paragraph. 
Even if I reread my work 3+ times before I post it (which I always do), there's bound to be multiple grammatical errors in it. 
 
I'm a pretty bad speller too. Thank god spell check is the norm on browsers now.

Nice thread here. :)

their off da chain

Their are books written in 'text message' language. So as long as you can't write better than that, you're good. 

I'm a fairly competent writer, due to reading a lot when I was younger (and a few other factors). Not only did this give me a healthy vocabulary, but I also learned a lot about sentence structure, grammar, spelling, etc. It helps that I have a fantastic memory, so I can remember writing rules fairly easily. Also, spending so much time on the internet, writing incessantly, has helped develop my writing somewhat.

" For make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan, I presume? "

I feel I am a pretty decent writer. Been writing since I was 7, so about 22 years now. Before you ask, no I have never been published.
 
Really the best way to get better at it requires you to keep doing it- in whatever form you want. The more you do it, the more you're inclined to fix you're mistakes. I often edit my own posts, for example, as I want to keep my grammar as good as possible.  I do the same when I write stories or whatever really.
 
I am not sure what  kind of writing you aspire to, but really the best writing comes from life experience (no matter what it is). No matter how good you write, if you have no passion for it, it will ultimately lose weight. I have often found my best work comes from things I know and have vast amounts of interest in. This helps with research and therefore helps with believability.
 
Next to that, your only concern should be with basic grammar. If people cannot understand what you're saying because you're not comfortable with writing understandably, then that is something to work on by reading other people's work to get a good grasp. It also helps to read over what you write several times to see if it makes sense to you when you read it. If you feel you're to involved and can't tell if you can trust your own mind, come back to it in a couple hours and read it again. If you can't understand what you are saying, no one else can either.
 
Once you get a good grasp on grammar  you can start playing with it, and developing your own rules. Stories are works of art in word and as such have the rules of the writer. If a scene calls for it you could write in a sort of grammar all your own. Some famous authors even made up their own words. It's really up to you as long as the tone remains consistent and you don't do such things out of the blue. If it remains within the rules of your story you really can write however you want.

I'm pretty good... in french ! :P

Well, I had to grade English papers in college once. And boy, let me tell you... some people don't know the first thing about writing. I'm practically Shakespeare, comparatively. 

I consider myself okay when it comes to writing.  My advice, like many others, it to read a ton, and challenge yourself to read harder or more complicated books.  Also, practice tons.  Have people look over stuff you write for grammar mistakes, etc.  Eventually you'll start getting better and better.  Also if you want to fiction, work on describing absolutely everything in the scene, just to get used to describing well.

your a fucking idiot.