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Manga Talk / Re: Japan's first script writing competition
« on: November 26, 2023, 09:25:08 AM »
Ultimately someone's level can only be measured by what they produce. With art it's a lot easier to see where an artist is at, what skills they have developed and which ones need work. But with writing it's similar, skills such as realistic development, believable dialogue, relatable characters, good choice of words etc are all parts of writing that can be either good or bad depending on the writers ability. And all of which can be improved with practice.
But really one should have a good idea of their own level which comes by looking at your work objectively and comparing it to works that you really like.
But you can't put a number on it I don't think. It's quite subjective as well, for instance, if you're writing a children's book, you wont use a large vocabulary, but using children's simple language in a book for adults or older teens might be offputting. So the target that you're aiming at has to be considered as well.
Ultimately there's no one standard but you should have your own way of measuring the quality of your work otherwise you won't know how to improve or if you've even achieved your goal or not.
But really one should have a good idea of their own level which comes by looking at your work objectively and comparing it to works that you really like.
But you can't put a number on it I don't think. It's quite subjective as well, for instance, if you're writing a children's book, you wont use a large vocabulary, but using children's simple language in a book for adults or older teens might be offputting. So the target that you're aiming at has to be considered as well.
Ultimately there's no one standard but you should have your own way of measuring the quality of your work otherwise you won't know how to improve or if you've even achieved your goal or not.
