Recognizing Quality Writing: Can We Tell If We’re Any Good?

Here's the latest from Jami Gold, Paranormal Author :

When we’re first starting to write, we often struggle with the learning curve. Human nature often leads us to assume we’re further along the curve than we really are, simply because we don’t know what all we don’t know.

That problem is a huge reason behind why I created the Writing Craft Master Lists of skills. I brainstormed a list for each phase of editing:

content/developmental editing  (fix story and character-level issues) line editin...