. . . er . . . I'm supposed to write about myself here? How do I manage this without seeming either overly arrogant or self-depricative?
I . . . er . . . have been told that I beat myself up too much . . . but that makes me sound self-depricative.
I . . . er . . . have been told that I write pretty well . . . but that makes me sound overly arrogant.
Ah, to heck with it. Just read my stuff.
How's that?