8. Assess how you feel about writing.

Rate how you feel about yourself as a writer and about the process of writing.

Mostly True Mostly False I’ve been told I’m a good writer.
I’ve been told I’m a poor writer.
I feel good about myself when I’m writing.
I enjoy writing.
Writing causes me stress.
It takes me a long time to write anything.
I experience writer’s block.
I prefer writing assignments to doing other types of work.

When you finish, consider how your responses affect your writing. How can you dispel negative messages and shift your thinking about yourself and your writing?