Are you afraid to write because you don’t think you’re a good writer? If so, you may have some misconceptions about the writing process. Use this questionnaire to see if you have any misconceptions about writing. Read the pairs of statements below. For each pair, place a check mark beside the statement that you believe to be true. Writing is easy for good writers. Writing is hard work, even for good writers.
There's only one right way to write. There are many effective ways to write.
The writing process is ordered; it goes step-by-step. The writing process goes to-and-fro and sometimes in circles.
Good writers get it right the first time. Good writers rewrite until they're satisfied with their work.
Good writers know everything they want to say before they start. Good writers often find out what they want to say through the process of writing and revising.
Writing is an inborn talent; it can't be learned. Writing is a skill; it can be learned with study and practice.

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.