Original Authors Society

We are a group formed after the thread [What I don’t want to see], it all began with simple concerns about what we, readers, don’t want to see in originals, as most writers are expected to be new to writing or the novel category. Reviewing novels contained common mistakes such as starting a novel, phrasing, sentences, paragraphs and title issues and grew to where we are today. We progressed through reviewing and helping authors. At the 100th post, I decided to form a discord server to help authors directly. Which not only improved novel quality but helped authors adapt to readers complaints and issues with their novels.

We are happy to announce our official entrance to the Authors community as we will focus on helping authors based on the instructions below, and over time we will also present most authors with editors who are enthusiastic to help others free of charge [Editors have full control of their actions, no one is forced nor is he/ she controlled].

Standard of reviewing

  • First chapter [Or specific chapter request]
  • Based on our experience [Will not be professional but based on our readers point of view]
  • Essential Issues will be stated [Only issues that are affecting the novel will be discussed, other minor issues -
    problems will be advised what to avoid]
  • Original novels will be reviewed once [Asking for a second review will be through discord as it will take some time]

Editing requirements

  • It will be optional to all discord members [Ease of communication]
  • Through Google Doc only [Both author and editor can discuss the mistakes]
  • Won’t be available most of the times as the editors are from our community
  • All editors have the right to refuse requests

Recruitment to all interested in editing

We have no requirements to join the editor's community except having basic English. As we progress to higher stages, we believe that everyone wants to improve their novels and if you are interested in helping your favorite authors, then you are in the right place as we can be considered to be the only community available to all authors who can help each other. We expect that most of you will respect the author's point of view and point out their common mistakes, it would be best to edit/ change those parts and explain to the author the reasons for the edits/ changes to assist with the development of the author.

Discord Server [Very Important]

As this is a new server there tends to be important spots left out such as moderators and jr. moderators, we believe in giving chances to all those that join us! But we are also strict on the rules as we expect everyone to be friendly. This community has been created to help and not destroy their potential due to harsh comments and reviews. All those that support the community grow will obtain help from other authors, while those that are cursing and discriminating others based on race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status will get blacklisted immediately and no apologies will be accepted as it is morally wrong.

Helpful resources [Community Managed]

As we grow more prominent by the day, we believe that authors deserve resources that can help them improve their writing and skills. Most of these resources are gathered or explicitly written for authors which includes simple things such as titles and complicated things such as fantasy history creation. These resources are all free of charge and all referenced to authorized resources.

Requests for reviewing novels: [Through this thread]

  • Link to the novel
  • The genre of the novel
  • What do you think about it as an author
  • How common are the updates

Link to discord:
https://discord.gg/gEUc3Pv

[Terms and conditions of webnovel applied]

    We also have some potentially helpful parts of the terms and services for you:
    Here's a quote from webnovel’s terms of service, section 6.5: “You understand that when using the Service you will be exposed to User Content from a variety of sources and acknowledge that User Content may be inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable.” I think this is their way of saying someone may end up putting these things on their site.
    Later on they have section 8 part c which refers to their prohibited content: “post, upload, or distribute any User Content or other content that is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, inaccurate, or that a reasonable person could deem to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate;”
    - I would keep these things in mind when reading and writing. I am not a legal professional so this is just suggestion and not legal advice.

    Hi David_Tieku One of the first things I noticed was Reborn Giant.Co and I loved it! Some other things are your grammar is really good. I found a few mistakes in the first chapter, but they didn’t detract from your story. You do appear to be struggling to drag your reader into the story.

    What I mean by this is, if you provide more sensory words such as an icy touch, smoldering look, smooth mahogany, or simpler things like a cotton hoodie, and “A light breeze” (I got this one form you!). What sensory words do is pull on your senses as a human being. You want to use enough of these words in variation to pull your reader in but not so many that your reader gets annoyed or irritated. These words may also help strengthen your synopsis, but it’s already pretty good.

    Here is an example where your starting to use sensory words:

    “The room was very clean and bright, with white walls and a soft king sized bed. There were all types of gadgets littered around the room and a variety of flowers were placed on the balcony. A light breeze blew across the room, it's fragrance made people feel refreshed and comfortable. This room was more than a thousand times better than his previous dungeon of an apartment!”

    This is an example of line where you can improve:
    “Zhang Xiaohua opened his wardrobe and picked out clothes to wear he decided on; a pair of blue jeans, a black shirt, a hoodie and a pair of canvas shoes.”
    This is an example of telling. You told that he picked out clothes to wear, instead maybe try something like this (showing or dragging your reader in):
    Zhang Xiaohua opened his smooth mahogany wardrobe and grabbed a pair of soft blue jeans, a simple black shirt, a blue cotton hoodie and a simple pair of black canvas shoes.
    I’m missing a few details to know if this is remotely close to what you picture. Such as, the wardrobe being wood, the color of the hoodie, and the shoes. I’m not sure if I was successful, but what I was trying to do was make it so you could feel and see the items you told me about.

    Another place where you did well and I don’t think sensory words are need is:
    He gave Cao Dequan 43% of his shares to allowing him to gain 48% control of the company and as a way of thanking and reassuring the investors he also gave them 3% of his remaining shares, allowing them to have 48% of the company.

    You could also try bringing your protagonist into his story more. You may be able to do this by describing what he feels and thinks verse telling us as a narrator would. Your off to a great start keep it up! Also keep an eye on those distancing words.

        Hello everyone, we are looking for new members to help out with the review process and some editors who are probably free.

        demi Great novel, started short but increased in word count later on. Added to the library for free time reading, keep up the good work and good luck!

          Thank you for your feedback and tips, I will work hard to improve the quality of my novel!

          • DKQ replied to this.

            DJ_Konkret You are welcome and if you require any help you can ask us anytime :)

                I would also like to request a review please.

                Novel: Release That B!tch

                Genre: Fan-fiction/Modern Romance

                I know its grammar is good, but I'm not sure what people think of my writing style and story.

                1 chapter per day as a base rate, but currently at 2 per day from getting enough power stones.

                I'd be grateful for any feedback, especially on chapters 30-32 (they're ~550 words each).

                • DKQ replied to this.

                  DonaldTrump Hello DT, I would like to thank you for writing this, beautifully written with barely any grammar issues. After reading it for a while I concluded three issues that are common, other minor issues will be ignored as you can read it out loud and that helps most new authors familiarize themselves with their own work.

                  Issues (Based on chapter 1-10)

                  • Transitional Phrases (can be improved greatly)
                  • Sentence Starts (can be improved)
                  • Unclear antecedent (words are to be reconsidered before writing as it may indicate other things)

                  This is the three issues I have personally seen the novel but what I am impressed more is the improvement rate from chapter 1 to 10, good job on that!

                  Link to help out with unclear antecedent : https://writingcommons.org/open-text/style/grammar/1237-identifying-and-addressing-unclear-pronouns-antecedents

                  (Will try to mention several parts in our document for writing resources)

                  Keep up the good work and good luck with everything!

                  -DKQ

                      DKQ Thank you very much for your feedback! I'll be sure keep an eye out for those issues.

                          mud7 I love the first chapter of your story and plan to read more! You do have a few grammar errors such as comma placement. The other thing I noticed was some word choice issues such as:
                          I can recognize bullshit when I see one.
                          You can try:
                          I can recognize a piece of bullshit when I see one.
                          Or:
                          I can recognize bullshit when I see it.
                          The problem with this sentence was the one need something to refer too and bullshit is a word used to describe the something.
                          None of these errors are so prevalent that they distract the reader from your story, either! Keep up the good work!

                              Heaven_Dream If second person was what you were going for I applaud your guts! Second person is a hard point of view to use and keep your reader. But I think it’s working for you! The only thing is keep your point of view consistent, sometimes you slip from second to third.

                              Be careful not steal your own thunder. What I mean by this is give you reader the unexpected event and don’t warn them like you did here:
                              “Clearly, there is something unexpected that will happen.”
                              Another way you stole your own thunder was ‘with these’. This version of stealing your own thunder is okay and is entirely a stylistic choice. It’s just something to be wary of using too much.

                              Another thing is you have several spots where you are telling your reader what’s happening. In these spots try to shift your language to describing. Doing this will help entertain your reader.
                              Keep it up! :)

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