I was despondent as I sat by the window sill, and I could hear the rain softly falling in the night. And I felt a deep need to capture that moment and express my pain through writing. So, without even knowing I could write poetry, I wrote...
Don’t prejudge what you think is good or bad when you get to the point of submitting your work...You may have to start small at first, but as the Bible says in Zechariah 4:10a – “For who has despised the day of small things?”
Whatever you write, be real. By the way, although I’m not big on going to writer’s workshops, I do recommend analyzing your favorite articles, books or other pieces of writing to see why they work for you.
I’d say the biggest assist in writing well is reading. As much as you can. I do it for the fun of it, or for information, or for spiritual development. After a while, you develop a sense of what reads well and what doesn’t.