Pleasedeteme I realized premium is needed for detailed checking in Grammarly.
Should I continue writing?
Pleasedeteme Don't worry, I read the rules, it's not wrong if someone is asking for recommendations and your novel fits the category.
Pleasedeteme I will, and thanks.
Pleasedeteme I have done that quite a lot last month, and it would indeed boost up the views a lot. But since we all know that the views and reviews are from the fellow writers here, so I would only do it again when I have no choice.
Pleasedeteme sounds like a nice plan however I'm not the kind who just wants to use a word document for writing checking really, I would rather keep typing on Inkstone than let's say MS Word or Libreoffice Word but as long as people can get the story is my point, I will also allow people to give feedback on how to improve writing if there is any sides that they and if my novel ever gets attention
AI380 I'm so fed up with people trying to dig out all the grammatical errors I made, without even reading the contents, even used Grammarly, and somewhat proofreading before publishing it, they can still find the mistake.
Erm, you should not be fed up. Grammatical errors do put off readers. It can totally be one of the reasons why you do have a lot of readers which you are upset about. Even if your content is marvelous, it you leave the errors that you have presently left in your book, a lot of people would not prefer reading it. I am just talking about a bunch of people. Surely, there are people who keep content over grammar but we are here figuring out about the lack of readers so of course, the focus will be on the former.
When we have a problem, we have to look for the solution. Your problem right now is lack of views/readers. Since we all know how important grammar is in a story, why not fix the basic errors first? Writing is all about editing.
The person above has given a golden advice. Fix your errors and republish again. Also, I see you have misunderstood his/her statement. The person has clearly said with a somewhat similar title and not a different title. This is only to help getting your book in the new ranking which will automatically increase its exposure. And people will stick to your book when they will see it because you have now edited it as well. Now the only reason to step back for them would be if the content is not what they prefer.
Don't stop writing. Believe in yourself. Work hard and invest in your craft. You will definitely get the exposure you desire. All the best.
Cheers.
GorujoKun Oh... Thanks
LostInFictions Yes, I realized about that, and I have tried very hard to improve that, ever since I migrated to this place, I have edited my story lots of time, but then, there are still some grammatical errors that I don't even realize it's a mistake.
I really need some time to relearn how to use proper verbs...
But I would more appreciate if people actually look into my story content instead of my grammatical errors.
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AI380 But I would more appreciate if people actually look into my story content instead of my grammatical errors.
That's what i want for every single of my valid readers!
I'm also the kind who just cares on how the story goes and the errors in writing or grammar not being so serious, so if you ever convince me to review your novel (in which case for AI380 i did by myself this time) I'll only be focused on the story and not the minor errors.
But unfortunately not everyone is like me in this situation so yeah it's hard to write books for reputation reasons because of this.
I can also advice actually reading books, by just reading books, you can learn how writers actually write their stories from plot to how they do the dialogues, the reaction of characters, characters behaviors and etc. And unfortunately i don't really read books so it's a disadvantage for me and for others who wanna write as part of their passion but I would still advise against that!
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@AI380 I understand that but we, as writers, cannot control what readers like the story because of. Some readers like the story for its content. Some end up adoring the grammatically right sentences. Some end up faling for the way scenes are sequenced. We cannot control what they see in the story that keeps them going. We only have control over our efforts.
Pleasedeteme nah.. i use the free one. Even i'm broke right now. But yeah.. what i like about grammarly is the auto correct of capital letters. The dots, the comma, the spacing.. also, correcting my misspelling. It even make sure i double check the use of past and present tense also the use of singular and plural.
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Sythcake Criticism is almost very common to popular writers and yes it can cause that but that doesn't mean that they should feel bad, I understand that they could over react at first but as long as writers think about their expectation as how good their book can become the more they write, the better they will be convinced to keep writing and ignore criticisms that make them feel bad.
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Carciphones_02 Yeah free version just tends to fix most of your grammar but there is no guarantee it will make your writing even better however yes it really helps, I remember the first time i wrote just by using Grammarly, it had me assist most of the times while I was writing without even having to check back and that's the point but as I said: "There is no guarantee it will make your writing better"
LostInFictions Yes, I realized about that, which is why I will try to fix issues that are been pointed out, as much as I can. Although some are out my limits, for example, some grammatical errors that I don't even realize about it.
But I hold quite firmly to my story content, I would not easily change it.
My ultimate advice as a newbie whose only been writing a year.
Write for yourself.
Do you have a story to tell? A character you want to be given life through your words?
Then write.
Do you wish to make money and become famous? Do you want to win awards and have your story used in classrooms for literary examples of excellence?
Then worry about views, if people aren't viewing and are harshly trolling your work then maybe it's time to go back to the storyboard and rework your story to match those goals.
But if you just want to share your stories even if only one other person reads your work...
Then don't give a shit what anyone says. If you enjoy your story, write it. Eventually somewhere down the line someone who sought that sort of story will read it and smile and make everything worth it.
Pleasedeteme i also don't write on inkstone. One time, when i write on it, my chapter dissappeared without trace. From that day.. i write on notes app, then copy after finish and paste it on inkstone.
Pleasedeteme I suggest you to put those fillers and important information in auxiliary chapters. You know, people will find things to complain.
Pleasedeteme I read it, I think it's alright, it gives a mysterious feeling to the plot, which is also a technique to push the storyline.
Pleasedeteme yeah.. filler episode is not good in early chapters. As you can see in many popular novel, most of the filler episode are in the latest chapter not in early one. we should put many event in the beginning so the readers are excited for the updates, they keep waiting for what will happen next.
Filler episode should only be used after important event. For example, after a war arc, all the characters are exhausted. Give them a filler episode so, they can rest.
Or, based on any celebration, like Christmas and holloween, you can also make a filler chapter for this. But, keep it short. At least a chapter only.
Also, a filler episode where the MC don't really have any mission in mind. Just make him go out of his house and get to know other characters. Better if this filler episode has a good information for future event. For example, MC get to know that his friends is a good cooker. In the future event, when they are separated from the other in the forest, MC will leave the cooking job to his friend.
You can change it to other skill than cooking. Like, Lockpicking, stealth, swordfighting, embroidery, and many other skill. Just make sure the filler episode is not for the sake of you to updates quickly everyday. Make sure the filler episode has a good information for future reference.