My strenghts: realistic dialogue, description (especially landscape) and very poetic prose. Nice idea, Liz - we could all do to butter up our egos from time to time. Mine tends to shrivel from lack of attention. LOL

Thanks :) As for your strengths, I'd definitely agree, especially on the landscape bit. :D

Thank you! My ego just unshrivelled a tiny bit. LOL For those of you I've actually read, I agree with your judgements of your own strengths. But I wonder, sadly, how much easier we'd all find it to list our weaknesses? :?

That was my next thought, actually. LOL *starts new thread*

My strengths: Soap (drama, danger); backstory (I'm good at giving my characters excellent motivation for doing the things they do); pacing (I write the way I speak and think: fast. I think I'm good at moving the story along without bogging it down in unnecessary exposition. I don't do "flowery" well. Sadly, this also means I've been known to leave out things that are necessary for reader's enjoyment.)

I would definitely agree with every bit of that after reading the shorts you have on your site. LOL

You know what? I want to learn how to do that whole "leisurely, flowery, pretty words" sort of thing. But I guess its good I don't know how. Today's readers have a short attention span. And since I'm one of them, I know my audience.

Heh, I try to walk the line between flowery and not flowery. I don't want to give too much in the way of flowing descriptions to the point where my reader is yawning. But at the same time, I want to write in such a way that the story plays out like a movie in the reader's mind. That's how I think - in pictures. I'm very, very visual when it comes to reading, so I personally like clear descriptions (as opposed to the overused fluff in your typical, albeit older, romance novels).

You guys are good at assessing your strengths :D I mean I haven't read all of you, but the ones I have, I'd agree with every word. And would also add that you all write smokin' hot sex scenes, and Tav, you have a real knack for turning an amusing English phrase, which is cool :) My strengths? Angst and drama. Drama and angst. Using all the senses, especially in a sex scene. Angst. Realistic dialogue. More angst. And, I'm grateful to say, writing a good short synopsis pretty damn fast 8) :shock: no reason for that, I just love that face, it's funny :P

:shock: Isn't it wonderful? (The face, that is... LOL) Yea, I'd certainly say you're quite good at angst. And I would add, like Tracy (Jourdan), you're really good at nail-biting cliffhangers. LOL

Umm...yes, Ally....angst and cliffhangers! I've started reading Easy over at S&H... Whew! Awesome story so far! But, how can people write stories with cliffhangers like that!? It's just....mean. *wanders off whistling innocently*

I am a horrible mean person :D :twisted:

LOL! The innocent whistling didn't help, huh? Dang. I was sure it'd throw you off. I am a horrible mean person :D :twisted: *snickers* But you're so good at it :wink:

Yea right. LOL Heh, both of you are horribly good at that. LOL