Author wrote about a world covered in mist and a naval officer that patrolled above it for air pirates and enemy forces. He detects a missing battleship and salvages it.
Author only wrote 1 story because so many self proclaimed critics blasted him every chapter for sentence structure and spelling.
https://storiesonline.net/s/15822/tales-from-mist-world
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https://storiesonline.net/a/anotherp08
Guess I wont be reading it again since it is now a premier story. I should have thought of that before I posted.
Author only wrote 1 story because so many self proclaimed critics blasted him every chapter for sentence structure and spelling.
If they wrote just for themselves, then they could have kept on writing.
If they wrote it for others to enjoy, then they should have put some effort into the grammar, spelling and formatting. Or made use of an editor. Or better yet, do both.
Yes, it was a good story, but it would have been so much better if you didn't have to stop and figure out what was meant to have been typed so often.
Most people aren't going to spend their time to struggle their way through something. If authors want people to read their stories, then they need to be easy to read- good grammar, spelling and formatting all count.
As I recall, at least one other author, did a complete search and destroy rewrite against the entire story, finding every typo and wrong word choice. He offered it to AnotherP08. No response.
As I recall, at least one other author, did a complete search and destroy rewrite against the entire story, finding every typo and wrong word choice. He offered it to AnotherP08. No response.
A real shame.
A good story that could have been great.
As I recall, at least one other author, did a complete search and destroy rewrite against the entire story, finding every typo and wrong word choice. He offered it to AnotherP08. No response
Looking at the 'more info' page, it seems all chapters were (relatively) recently updated.
That's what I ultimately did, as everyone would roundly criticize me for my complex stories with my complete writing style (compound sentences and extra-long sentences and paragraphs). So I just quit publishing or posting any stories at all. As they say, if they can't take a joke, then f*ck 'em.
So, since my last published story in 2022, I've been written consistently, but given the responses on SOL, I'll never again post any of them, as they SOL just wasn't an appreciative audience anymore, and my most loyal fans had all died due to getting older, Covid-19 and the subsequent shut down of most things.
That said, as I'm now getting older, my thinking isn't nearly as precise as it once was, plus with ALL of my health issues, I'm mostly struggling though each day.
An excellent editing won't improve a weak story or an unconvincing plot, nor a lack of character development. And with fewer and fewer decent plot lines, it's worth ignoring those details to enjoy a worthwhile story.
Heck for ages, I'd self-edit posted stories, cleaning them up on my own. I'd offer a correction or three, yet most SOL authors are now so lacking in confidence, any helpful suggestions are now seen as personal attacks. Which again, lead to my reading fewer and fewer SOL stories, as most just aren't worth reading anymore, when the kink-factor, overrules the entire plot.
Then again, most modern bestsellers aren't much better, which is why most traditional publishers are now bleeding money, no longer able to afford traditional publishing.