/lit/ - Literature

im shit at grammar and writing things poetically
but im confident in my ability to make an intriguing story.
is there any hope for me or will i only ever be seen as an armature no matter the formatting and editing?

i dont know what makes good writing, i dont look at books for what the grammar, format, or whatever formal presentation it takes, ive only enjoyed things from what the meaning of the words are and what they made me think or feel after. and ultimately that is the point of the book, and the only thing you will really remember when things are done. i just cant see myself saying these things as seriously in writing without feeling pretentious for writing something so seriously, its like im feeling cringe over something i dont even know the quality of.

i dont feel like someone can read the words i write and think good of them, like the first thought in their head would be "i could do this better" and my efforts go to waste as they think more on that than any narrative i tried to build. i have no right to think the consumer would be any dumber than me, or any less arrogant either.

what makes this even more confusing is that i can look at things critically and imagine how i could write a line better, but only feel it wouldnt make any difference since i enjoy it as a whole and not line by line. but it just feels like every single line is flawed. it feels contrived to go out of my way to describe something other than the verb it is, painting a picture only for it to be judged for its quality once made. if they cant point and say "they didnt explain the action at all" nothing could stop them from saying "the way they described this action is stupid"