A talking point, courtesy of Stephen King
"Most writers can remember the first book he/she put down thinking 'I can do better than this. Hell, I am doing better than this!'"
-Stephen King, On Writing
Do you remember reading a book that made you think that? Or maybe a story - even a piece of fanfiction? I totally had that experience with a certain bestseller based on Twilight fanfiction of which we shall not speak.
(By the way. I loved On Writing. It makes me want to read more Stephen King!)