I agree with bbwcreator. A proper writer should ne able to take practical criticism. It is not abuse.
I have criticised several writers on here for poor English, poor spelling and poor grammar. There is no excuse for this. Poor punctuation and poor sentence structure can spoil how a story reads. The reader should not have to keep stopping to work out the jist of what you are saying. A piece of writing should have a flow to it.
I know my writing is not perfect. I know I make mistakes. If people criticise me, I will aim to make improvements, based on those criticisms. I appreciate there are some new writers on here who have never written before. If someone tells you your writing is shite, you have to think why. Go back and read the story yourself. Does it make sense?
If it doesn’t, edit it, correct it, improve it.
Many writers on here are not descriptive enough. They write as if they are having a conversation. Writing is so much more than that. You could say ‘Bill sat in the chair.’ Or you could say ‘Bill sat down carefully on the red chair.’ Already the second sentence is making the reader ask questions. Why did he sit down carefully? Is the colour red significant?
If I am reading a story, I want to know more about the leading character than simply, ‘he went to college.’
Oh, did he? Whoop-de-do for him! What does he look like, how does he feel about his appearance? Where does he live, where does he work? Describe his standard working day, then introduce other characters, if necessary.
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