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koraesrambles · 8 months ago

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You know when you start a fic with a good premise and fun plot but realize quickly that the writer of this fic is just a little, baby writer? A brand new baby writer who is just starting out, and you're so proud of them and want to pat them on the back and tell them how awesome they are.

There's a long journey ahead, and you may look back at the stuff you write today and hate it, but quality is subjetive. Please never think that the stuff you create as a beginner lacks worth. If you never write the bad stuff, you'll never be able to write the exceptional.

So this new baby writer is doing the work and you couldn't be more excited and proud of them.

But also you cannot wait until someone explains that you need to separate different speakers' dialogue into different paragraphs. Please, for the love of all that is good and sacred, separate your different characters dialogue so I can follow what the crap is going on. I love you. You're amazing. Please separate the dialogue.

#writing #new writers #old writers #writing practice #fic #writing fic #reading fic #grammar rules #learning to write #I love you new baby writers #You have no idea how important you are #I will fight the gatekeepers who try to discourage you.#You're doing amazing #but also your life will become so much easier once someone you trust explains a few of the rules #this is NOT AND EXCUSE for someone to go off and give unsolicited feedback by the way #writing critique is something that needs to come from someone you trust who can help you grow and get better without discouraging you #Helping new writers is an art in and of itself.#If I'dve known how far I had to go when I first started I'd have given up #Do not be the reason someone else gives up

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