Weekly Writing: Skills, or lack thereof

We are all good at something — or, if we’re lucky, at many things. But we’re also really lousy at certain things. And when it comes to writing honestly, whether in fiction or nonfiction, these are the things you don’t want to leave out of any story.

Write about a job you were really bad at — or, if you’re writing fiction, write about this in the context of one of your characters. Go into as much detail as possible: first day on the job, a typical awful day, the day he/she/you gets fired, etc.