[chriseidhof]

I have only recently started writing and found the HN community very friendly. Just get it out there, submit it and get feedback. Just write about what keeps your mind occupied. You will notice that once you start you'll continue to have new ideas.

Best of luck!

[patrocles]

OP: What makes you think you suck at writing?

Looking over your previous comments and about.me profile, you've already got the fundamentals down. The only thing left is to apply them like Mike Tyson does:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXL5dRYpM7E

Take a page out of Tyson's book and check your head to make sure you're having fun. On any given day, you have a slew of things you can write about; you'll never get them out though when your fingers are bleeding and your brain has been beaten stupid by your own thoughts.

Good luck. Post your writing-for-fun-dammit blog URL so we can shoot it down^H^H^H^H^H^H^Hyou our comments. ;)

[VicT11]

I mean, I'm able to communicate things. But I'm interested in being able to write in a way that's effective and intriguing. I look up to people's writing like James Altucher, Tim Ferris, and I think Paul Graham's essays are absolutely great. Partly I just need more experience in things to write about, but I'm trying to be proactive in getting better at it.

My blog is on my about.me page. I intentionally don't really post the link because I'm not happy with it as to publicize it - but feel free to check it out! vjtorres.com

[patrocles]

What do you like about their writing? A good (constant) exercise is to edit what people write, e.g. take an Altucher post and try rewriting it to make it better in some regard.

Hunter S Thompson supposedly typed the works of Hemingway until he finally could copy the pacing and rhythm. Maybe scan the headlines and find something that Altucher hasn't written about yet and write about it in his style.

Like a football game told as Altucher would. lol.

[VicT11]

I like it. I'll heed your advice. But a football game as Altucher would... now that's out there! hahaha. Thanks!