what do people think about your writing skill
your writing skills
yesisprosper That depends on the person. I hear a lot of compliments, but my husband often says I can do better. Only once and a while he says I did a really good job. With criticism people get better, so I know I still have a ways to go.
yesisprosper
I still feel I have a lot of room for improvement. I look forward to seeing how my work improves 1, 2, 4 months down the road. I've felt/seen continual improvement over the last two months. When I eventually stop improving, I think I'll be frustrated by it, lol.
I think I'm a little above average, but only because the average quality among amateur writers is REALLY low LUL
I don't really know, I just know that I'm better than pretty much everyone in my neighborhood...(Don't ask how I know).
The only thing I'm bad at is word choice sometimes. I mean, I picked the right words and all, but I'm being told that if I used certain words, the story would be a little better?
SnoozySloth Yes, I am happy that I'm improving. It is exciting to see when your writing gets better.
I don't know at what level what writing is because when I read it--sure I have decent grammar and all--but I don't feel anything. And the commenters didn't really give feedback much on the writing itself. I'm personally worried about my writing style for quite some time now. And I'm not sure if I have improved or not.
BloatedPanda
It can be hard to get accurate feedback for fanfics even when they become popular. This is because they have an existing fanbase that's often hungry for content. Also, the world is usually already built for you, meaning readers are very forgiving of not explaining the world, its rules, etc.
That being said, you don't update daily, so it may be even harder to get good feedback on your novel. I haven't read it, as I'm not really familiar with ATG anymore. It's been ages since I've read it, and I don't feel I could accurately judge it. However, let's examine your synopsis:
"When a boy died, he didn't expect for the impossible things he had read in fictions to happen to him.
He was given the ability to use the World Creation System, where he could realize his imaginations, and through this, he will travel across fictional worlds, and make ripples as he goes."
Your first sentence sounds a little awkward to me, though it's not that bad. "Happen" sounds awkward because it's present tense in a completely past tense sentence. Here's how I would rewrite it: (Note: Not saying my rewriting is the best, but I do think it's better in this case.)
1. When a boy died, the unexpected occurred, and the impossible things he read in fiction happened to him.
Your next sentence also isn't bad. "Where" seems misused to me, as the World Creation System is not a place. Also, the sentence might be better broken up a bit though. Here's my attempt at rewriting it:
He was given the ability to use the World Creation system, which allowed him to realize his imaginations. Through this, he will travel across fictional worlds and make ripples as he goes.
Notice the lack of comma after "fictional worlds"? That's because there shouldn't be one. How do you know if a comma goes after and? There are four tricks I like to use in addition to Microsoft Word helping me.
1. Read it aloud. If you pause, then you might need a comma.
2. When in doubt, don't use a comma. This may only work better for me personally though. I used to overuse commas, and I found this trick helped me early on. I've improved since then and don't really rely on this trick anymore.
3. For the word 'and' check if the words following 'and' make up a complete sentence. "make ripples as he goes." does not make sense as its own sentence. However, if was instead "He will make ripples as he goes." then you would want a comma. Full example: "Through this, he will travel across fictional worlds, and he will make ripples as he goes."
4. Oxford comma means to use commas in a list. Example: A, B, and C.
I haven't received many comments from others about my writing skills. Mainly, it was on grammatical errors and typos here and there.
But personally, I think my skill is still very amateurish. I have a smaller range of vocabulary when it comes to describing expressions, so i've been trying to learn more synonyms to improve. My biggest problem is that my writing correlates with my mood, so someday it would be great, someday it looks like the word of 10-year-old me.
SnoozySloth "When a boy died, he didn't expect for the impossible things he had read in fictions to happen to him.
Your first sentence sounds a little awkward to me, though it's not that bad. "Happen" sounds awkward because it's present tense in a completely past tense sentence.
Just dropping by, but in all fairness, happen wasn't used as a present tense, but as an "infinitive": to happen.
DarkClaymore on the other hand, i'm one of those below average ones
Nou
Ah, I stand corrected. Thanks.
I think I'm the lowest of the low they aren't even good and don't bother to read my novel
I didn't know because I had never shared my work before, but after I started posting on this site, I realized that my level was good in the eyes of many and received a lot of positive feedback. It helped me to gain self-confidence.
However, I still have things to work on and personally, I am not 100% satisfied with myself, and I guess I'll never be. But as I have been told, an author is never satisfied.
To sum up, if you asked me what I think of my talent, I'd say I'm okay.
But if you asked the others, they would say I'm a little above average, I suppose? (someone confirms it to me?)
Now, if I asked my family what they thought, they would probably say I'm really good, but it would be to please me I guess? Since people close of you don't want to hurt you.
BloatedPanda That's same for me. I don't feel anything when I read my story... Maybe because I read it many times and is never satisfied.
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Nou corrected me as well. I stand defeated and wrong, haha =)
yesisprosper I just write to fall a sleep better. Just do your best. :D