Why it is so hard to train your writing skills? Well, I've decided to start practicing my writing skills. The problem is that I am not a writer. I struggle to find a decent topic and afraid to sound too artificial not in terms of language (because for a non-native it is natural to sound a bit unnatural) but in terms of the story plot. One of the possible solutions is to write what is on your mind. And that's actually how I came up with this note. So, why is it so hard to train your writing skills? One of the biggest problems is that you don't know what to write about. Is it a good idea to share your life? Maybe it is OK to a certain level. Fiction stories are of course the best. Those allow you to explore your ability to use different grammar. But you will compare your work with the works of famous writers and that requires working on your attitude to it. Cause for me it is a kind of shame. Because I understand that my work is not good and I am forcing people to read it. May be my readers will wonder why I ever came to an idea to write this story. It is also possible to write about something you are interested in. And that is a good thing to do because we all have some interesting information to share. It is also a great way to enrich your vocabulary. The only drawback I see here is inability to use some grammar constructions. Fictional texts are far more flexible in these terms. But, yay! No more sweating while thinking about that weird cringy story you just have written. The third option is writing what is on your mind. Why not? At least that will help you to formulate the problem. And the correctly formulated problem is already half-solved. It is a double-win. Give it a try.