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valkyrie by Megumi Kashuahara

dougjp55 🚫

I'm not sure if this is the proper place to post this. The author does not have comments activated on the story, nor 'contact author' which is what I would normally do. This story was very enjoyable, kept my attention, and generally well written. The author seems to have a loyal following as the score is 8.0 . But .. it would have been even better if it had been better proofed .. punctuation missing, repeated paragraphs, and occasional character name misstatement. So a friendly suggestion to use an editor, or at least some softeware to help find glaring issues.

Replies:   rustyken  al_3  REP
rustyken 🚫

@dougjp55

I've found having the computer read the story to you as a good way to find those errors that like to hide.

Replies:   Crumbly Writer
Crumbly Writer 🚫

@rustyken

Unless you don't know basic grammar, sentence structure or even bother to review your writing. Not knowing the author, many SOL authors tend to just write and, wallah, they have a story. And, when the turn off comments, it's generally because they don't want anyone to critique their stories.

It's the old, 'Either read it or leave it, as my story is popular without any corrections.

It's a variation of the ignorance of youth, the arrogance of those who don't care about becoming better authors. Which, to be truthful, is a reasonable argument.

al_3 🚫

@dougjp55

The author has a real problem keeping the character's names correct. In Valkyrie the MC is sometimes referred to as Emily.
The character names go completely off track in "Emma's Choice".
In chapter 4 ALL the characters have different first names and last names. The MC, Emma became Clara, Jimmy became Henry, Caleb Kincaid became Elias McCade, Mary became Lydia, Clara changed again to Claire, the MC's family name changed from Perkins to Hayes and so on.
The author has some good story ideas but non-existent editing spoils them.

REP 🚫

@dougjp55

Several authors have comments turned off. After reading some of their stories, I believe it is due to not wanting to face comments about their poor writing skills or rush to publish their story without editing or any proofing. Plot is good, but lacking in grammatical skills.

Replies:   Crumbly Writer
Crumbly Writer 🚫

@REP

Back in the day, we had a separate rating for technical skill, but now it's simply "Do you like the story or not?"

Personally, I've always accounted for the authors technical skills (grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, consistency, editing, etc.) whenever I vote—even for stories I love.

Replies:   Dominions Son
Dominions Son 🚫

@Crumbly Writer

Back in the day, we had a separate rating for technical skill, but now it's simply "Do you like the story or not?"

That went away because the vast majority of readers who voted on stories didn't give them technical sores at all.

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