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zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz62j8a | iz68jlh | 1,670,354,266 | 1,670,356,561 | 2 | 11 | That’s basically me! Keep on reading, keep on writing, and if you keep going like that, eventually you’ll improve. Try imitating other authors as a way to develop a style of writing. Maybe start with shorter pieces and then gradually work your way up to longer things. Ask writer/reader friends for advice and feedback. Take courses | My dad, who was a teacher his whole life, said the method for learning a skill is theory - practice - reflection, over and over until the skill is mastered. Take any one of these steps away, and the learning process is hobbled. No theory means you'll just practice what you already know, no practice and you'll just reflect on theory that doesn't include your current skill, and no reflection means you'll never figure out what theory you need to study next. Figure out where you're currently at, and what you need to do to progress, if it's more theory, more practice, or more reflection. If I were to hazard a guess, you need to reflect and find out what's next to learn. and then practice. | 0 | 2,295 | 5.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz68jlh | iz63qe4 | 1,670,356,561 | 1,670,354,729 | 11 | 1 | My dad, who was a teacher his whole life, said the method for learning a skill is theory - practice - reflection, over and over until the skill is mastered. Take any one of these steps away, and the learning process is hobbled. No theory means you'll just practice what you already know, no practice and you'll just reflect on theory that doesn't include your current skill, and no reflection means you'll never figure out what theory you need to study next. Figure out where you're currently at, and what you need to do to progress, if it's more theory, more practice, or more reflection. If I were to hazard a guess, you need to reflect and find out what's next to learn. and then practice. | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | 1 | 1,832 | 11 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz62j8a | iz642n0 | 1,670,354,266 | 1,670,354,860 | 2 | 6 | That’s basically me! Keep on reading, keep on writing, and if you keep going like that, eventually you’ll improve. Try imitating other authors as a way to develop a style of writing. Maybe start with shorter pieces and then gradually work your way up to longer things. Ask writer/reader friends for advice and feedback. Take courses | I sympathize! I think that is common in writers, since we are doing everything on our own. You have to be the creator and the critic. Your ratio just seems out of wack at the moment. Try switching hats, and be thankful you have the presence of mind to be able to critique your work!! If you were unable to do that, your writing would go no where. :) | 0 | 594 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | iz642n0 | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,354,860 | 1 | 6 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | I sympathize! I think that is common in writers, since we are doing everything on our own. You have to be the creator and the critic. Your ratio just seems out of wack at the moment. Try switching hats, and be thankful you have the presence of mind to be able to critique your work!! If you were unable to do that, your writing would go no where. :) | 0 | 131 | 6 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6pf51 | iz62j8a | 1,670,363,045 | 1,670,354,266 | 3 | 2 | Neither am i, and I've been writing since i was in 5th grade. I gave up on ever being published unless it's self. Even though I've studied writing and done it for years and years i just doubt everything i do | That’s basically me! Keep on reading, keep on writing, and if you keep going like that, eventually you’ll improve. Try imitating other authors as a way to develop a style of writing. Maybe start with shorter pieces and then gradually work your way up to longer things. Ask writer/reader friends for advice and feedback. Take courses | 1 | 8,779 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6pf51 | iz63qe4 | 1,670,363,045 | 1,670,354,729 | 3 | 1 | Neither am i, and I've been writing since i was in 5th grade. I gave up on ever being published unless it's self. Even though I've studied writing and done it for years and years i just doubt everything i do | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | 1 | 8,316 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz62j8a | iz6x45x | 1,670,354,266 | 1,670,366,189 | 2 | 3 | That’s basically me! Keep on reading, keep on writing, and if you keep going like that, eventually you’ll improve. Try imitating other authors as a way to develop a style of writing. Maybe start with shorter pieces and then gradually work your way up to longer things. Ask writer/reader friends for advice and feedback. Take courses | I'm pretty sure everyone experiences this. As another commentor said we are our own worst critics. When it comes to advice, I really wish you didn't delete the things that you write. I had the same habit for a long while and now when I look back on the pieces I used to write compared to now, I do see improvements. Maybe even try rewriting/editing them and compare the differences. | 0 | 11,923 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | iz6x45x | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,366,189 | 1 | 3 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | I'm pretty sure everyone experiences this. As another commentor said we are our own worst critics. When it comes to advice, I really wish you didn't delete the things that you write. I had the same habit for a long while and now when I look back on the pieces I used to write compared to now, I do see improvements. Maybe even try rewriting/editing them and compare the differences. | 0 | 11,460 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz62j8a | iz730rm | 1,670,354,266 | 1,670,368,715 | 2 | 3 | That’s basically me! Keep on reading, keep on writing, and if you keep going like that, eventually you’ll improve. Try imitating other authors as a way to develop a style of writing. Maybe start with shorter pieces and then gradually work your way up to longer things. Ask writer/reader friends for advice and feedback. Take courses | You could join literary roleplays online, many of which can be found in communities on Discord and probably some in websites like here on Reddit. RP is a way a lot of people sharpen their skills. | 0 | 14,449 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | iz730rm | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,368,715 | 1 | 3 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | You could join literary roleplays online, many of which can be found in communities on Discord and probably some in websites like here on Reddit. RP is a way a lot of people sharpen their skills. | 0 | 13,986 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6xc1u | iz730rm | 1,670,366,282 | 1,670,368,715 | 1 | 3 | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | You could join literary roleplays online, many of which can be found in communities on Discord and probably some in websites like here on Reddit. RP is a way a lot of people sharpen their skills. | 0 | 2,433 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz62j8a | iz9q2p9 | 1,670,354,266 | 1,670,424,946 | 2 | 3 | That’s basically me! Keep on reading, keep on writing, and if you keep going like that, eventually you’ll improve. Try imitating other authors as a way to develop a style of writing. Maybe start with shorter pieces and then gradually work your way up to longer things. Ask writer/reader friends for advice and feedback. Take courses | You're not confident in your writing? Well, sir, neither am I. | 0 | 70,680 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz9q2p9 | iz7zbkx | 1,670,424,946 | 1,670,383,432 | 3 | 2 | You're not confident in your writing? Well, sir, neither am I. | I have felt that way for years. It is one of the reasons I never tried to write. I love to read and I always have had little plots in my head but I never took the big step of actually writing until now because I lacked the confidence. I am so glad that I have. I often watch interviews of my favorite authors and one gave the advice to "write your book like no one is ever going to read your book". I have found that that helps me a lot and I encourage you to try it. Please, please do not erase anything else you write. Even if its not good, you can learn from it. | 1 | 41,514 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz9q2p9 | iz9g0sw | 1,670,424,946 | 1,670,420,288 | 3 | 2 | You're not confident in your writing? Well, sir, neither am I. | If you’re serious about wanting to improve the “flow” of your writing, i suggest taking an english course (or whatever language u write in) it’ll help you find the words you’re looking for to really connect sentences | 1 | 4,658 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz9q2p9 | iz9nj14 | 1,670,424,946 | 1,670,423,830 | 3 | 2 | You're not confident in your writing? Well, sir, neither am I. | sounds like you're not an expert writer with 10,000 hours yet. Join the club. It's hard to be newer to something because the song in your head sounds different, the painting in your head looks different. Just keep writing and studying. | 1 | 1,116 | 1.5 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | iz9q2p9 | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,424,946 | 1 | 3 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | You're not confident in your writing? Well, sir, neither am I. | 0 | 70,217 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6xc1u | iz9q2p9 | 1,670,366,282 | 1,670,424,946 | 1 | 3 | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | You're not confident in your writing? Well, sir, neither am I. | 0 | 58,664 | 3 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | iz7zbkx | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,383,432 | 1 | 2 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | I have felt that way for years. It is one of the reasons I never tried to write. I love to read and I always have had little plots in my head but I never took the big step of actually writing until now because I lacked the confidence. I am so glad that I have. I often watch interviews of my favorite authors and one gave the advice to "write your book like no one is ever going to read your book". I have found that that helps me a lot and I encourage you to try it. Please, please do not erase anything else you write. Even if its not good, you can learn from it. | 0 | 28,703 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6xc1u | iz7zbkx | 1,670,366,282 | 1,670,383,432 | 1 | 2 | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | I have felt that way for years. It is one of the reasons I never tried to write. I love to read and I always have had little plots in my head but I never took the big step of actually writing until now because I lacked the confidence. I am so glad that I have. I often watch interviews of my favorite authors and one gave the advice to "write your book like no one is ever going to read your book". I have found that that helps me a lot and I encourage you to try it. Please, please do not erase anything else you write. Even if its not good, you can learn from it. | 0 | 17,150 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | iz9g0sw | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,420,288 | 1 | 2 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | If you’re serious about wanting to improve the “flow” of your writing, i suggest taking an english course (or whatever language u write in) it’ll help you find the words you’re looking for to really connect sentences | 0 | 65,559 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6xc1u | iz9g0sw | 1,670,366,282 | 1,670,420,288 | 1 | 2 | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | If you’re serious about wanting to improve the “flow” of your writing, i suggest taking an english course (or whatever language u write in) it’ll help you find the words you’re looking for to really connect sentences | 0 | 54,006 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz9nj14 | iz63qe4 | 1,670,423,830 | 1,670,354,729 | 2 | 1 | sounds like you're not an expert writer with 10,000 hours yet. Join the club. It's hard to be newer to something because the song in your head sounds different, the painting in your head looks different. Just keep writing and studying. | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | 1 | 69,101 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz9nj14 | iz6xc1u | 1,670,423,830 | 1,670,366,282 | 2 | 1 | sounds like you're not an expert writer with 10,000 hours yet. Join the club. It's hard to be newer to something because the song in your head sounds different, the painting in your head looks different. Just keep writing and studying. | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | 1 | 57,548 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iza0sbi | iz63qe4 | 1,670,429,381 | 1,670,354,729 | 2 | 1 | I was crap at writing when i first started, hated it, hated writing, loved reading, and have all these amazing stories in my head I have written less than ten thousand words, and my writing has improved dramatically, and now i love to write. I still dont like what i write, but i know it can be fixed. And improved. It gets better, practice. Write a ton of short stories. That helps. Pick an animal or person, a place, and a goal. Write that, practice helps | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | 1 | 74,652 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iza0sbi | iz6xc1u | 1,670,429,381 | 1,670,366,282 | 2 | 1 | I was crap at writing when i first started, hated it, hated writing, loved reading, and have all these amazing stories in my head I have written less than ten thousand words, and my writing has improved dramatically, and now i love to write. I still dont like what i write, but i know it can be fixed. And improved. It gets better, practice. Write a ton of short stories. That helps. Pick an animal or person, a place, and a goal. Write that, practice helps | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | 1 | 63,099 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | izaealj | iz63qe4 | 1,670,434,738 | 1,670,354,729 | 2 | 1 | I have been writing for years as an independent hip hop artist. Best advice to improve your writing in my opinion. Pick up a Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. Increase your knowledge and bandwidth of words. Also, write every day. Even if it isn't good. | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | 1 | 80,009 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz6xc1u | izaealj | 1,670,366,282 | 1,670,434,738 | 1 | 2 | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | I have been writing for years as an independent hip hop artist. Best advice to improve your writing in my opinion. Pick up a Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary and Thesaurus. Increase your knowledge and bandwidth of words. Also, write every day. Even if it isn't good. | 0 | 68,456 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | izc8qm9 | iz63qe4 | 1,670,461,940 | 1,670,354,729 | 2 | 1 | Keep going! Believe in yourself! We do! | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | 1 | 107,211 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | izc8qm9 | iz6xc1u | 1,670,461,940 | 1,670,366,282 | 2 | 1 | Keep going! Believe in yourself! We do! | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | 1 | 95,658 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | iz63qe4 | izsocww | 1,670,354,729 | 1,670,773,604 | 1 | 2 | I can relate to you! Every writer has a different style and a different flow and I think maybe you feel like it’s forced is because you haven’t found your individual authentic style. Once you find it, it may come more naturally to you. You could try spending some time researching writing styles and finding your fit. I haven’t seen your writing and it’s purely a suggestion from an outsider but I did this and it has worked for me. I hope you can find what works for you! | It's not uncommon for even seasoned writers to feel uncomfortable with their writing. Based upon your comment, maybe you need to read more books within your specific genre to get a feel for flow, pacing, and basic development for you to follow. You might also try making an outline for your story. An outline detailing out the basic premise, the plot twists, research needed, and resolution of the plots will allow you to break the story into scenes. By writing scenes, you know what each scene needs to accomplish and although you're free writing the scene, you'll know how to write the sentences. An outline also helps with pacing to create the ups and downs in the story arc to a readers attention while staying in line with your original story idea. You also have the ability to string scenes together, move scene, or write scenes out of order without going off the rails. Also, read some books and character building, pacing, dialogue, and more that will help you learn and become comfortable with your writing. | 0 | 418,875 | 2 | ||
zef490 | writing_train | 0.83 | I’m not confident in my writing I’m not necessarily new to writing, i’ve always loved writing and admired the art so much but I was never encouraged to keep writing so I never made a habit of it and never exactly improved. I feel like everything I write is off, the words don’t FLOW like I want them to. It all feels forced. It’s really disheartening when I do deeply love writing and literature but I don’t know how long more I can go on writing a few sentences, feeling like it’s going nowhere and then feeling deeply insecure and giving up. Anyone else have a similar experience? Any advice? | izsocww | iz6xc1u | 1,670,773,604 | 1,670,366,282 | 2 | 1 | It's not uncommon for even seasoned writers to feel uncomfortable with their writing. Based upon your comment, maybe you need to read more books within your specific genre to get a feel for flow, pacing, and basic development for you to follow. You might also try making an outline for your story. An outline detailing out the basic premise, the plot twists, research needed, and resolution of the plots will allow you to break the story into scenes. By writing scenes, you know what each scene needs to accomplish and although you're free writing the scene, you'll know how to write the sentences. An outline also helps with pacing to create the ups and downs in the story arc to a readers attention while staying in line with your original story idea. You also have the ability to string scenes together, move scene, or write scenes out of order without going off the rails. Also, read some books and character building, pacing, dialogue, and more that will help you learn and become comfortable with your writing. | I think one of the best ways to write better is to read more and better. Read a book you like and try to understand how the author established tone, setting, personality, tension, etc. Just immerse yourself more in books and see how other people have constructed their stories. I’ve been reading a lot more lately, and I feel like I have better writing ideas and much better writing as a whole. Good luck! | 1 | 407,322 | 2 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4i6v | hlp1r2q | 1,637,621,313 | 1,637,620,120 | 166 | 109 | Don’t correct. Suggest. Ask. Lead them to the answer without forcing it. It’s the art of feedback. Do the “positivity sandwich” if you like… Regardless, most people have to much going on and not enough character development to drive it. | Did they ask you for advice or edits? | 1 | 1,193 | 1.522936 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4i6v | hlp3yhe | 1,637,621,313 | 1,637,621,074 | 166 | 71 | Don’t correct. Suggest. Ask. Lead them to the answer without forcing it. It’s the art of feedback. Do the “positivity sandwich” if you like… Regardless, most people have to much going on and not enough character development to drive it. | If they actually WANT criticism, choose ONLY 2-3 thing. That's only if you can find the good and give that too. | 1 | 239 | 2.338028 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4i6v | hlp3jvr | 1,637,621,313 | 1,637,620,898 | 166 | 15 | Don’t correct. Suggest. Ask. Lead them to the answer without forcing it. It’s the art of feedback. Do the “positivity sandwich” if you like… Regardless, most people have to much going on and not enough character development to drive it. | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | 1 | 415 | 11.066667 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp35ir | hlp4i6v | 1,637,620,727 | 1,637,621,313 | 14 | 166 | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | Don’t correct. Suggest. Ask. Lead them to the answer without forcing it. It’s the art of feedback. Do the “positivity sandwich” if you like… Regardless, most people have to much going on and not enough character development to drive it. | 0 | 586 | 11.857143 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp3jvr | hlp3yhe | 1,637,620,898 | 1,637,621,074 | 15 | 71 | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | If they actually WANT criticism, choose ONLY 2-3 thing. That's only if you can find the good and give that too. | 0 | 176 | 4.733333 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp35ir | hlp3yhe | 1,637,620,727 | 1,637,621,074 | 14 | 71 | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | If they actually WANT criticism, choose ONLY 2-3 thing. That's only if you can find the good and give that too. | 0 | 347 | 5.071429 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpbrvz | hlp9b5h | 1,637,624,563 | 1,637,623,444 | 35 | 31 | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | 1 | 1,119 | 1.129032 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp3jvr | hlpbrvz | 1,637,620,898 | 1,637,624,563 | 15 | 35 | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | 0 | 3,665 | 2.333333 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpbrvz | hlp35ir | 1,637,624,563 | 1,637,620,727 | 35 | 14 | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | 1 | 3,836 | 2.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpbrvz | hlp53bi | 1,637,624,563 | 1,637,621,570 | 35 | 11 | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | That’s why I don’t read for friends I know irl. Too late now. Pick two or three things to comment on MAX and then become unavailable for more. This is the best for BOTH of you. If you rip the work to shreds you might destroy an emerging artist… and the sad fact is that it might be good, just not to your taste. | 1 | 2,993 | 3.181818 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp6klg | hlpbrvz | 1,637,622,218 | 1,637,624,563 | 6 | 35 | Tell them you can't do it. Even if you want to, you should not. | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | 0 | 2,345 | 5.833333 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9s4l | hlpbrvz | 1,637,623,652 | 1,637,624,563 | 5 | 35 | Compliment sandwich it. Tell something you like, mention something they can improve on, and end it with a positive. Also, I’d recommended suggest they read it and marking down each time they had to breathe. Each breath is a pause and means they most likely need a punctuation of some kind. Also recommend they record themselves reading aloud then listen to the audio. When someone has to hear themselves read something you can catch a lot more since sometimes our brains like to auto put thing in our head (like adding missing words) but the recording would capture it being missing. I did a pageant once and I recorded myself a ton to make sure my speech went well and listening to the audio really helped me realize what sounded off. | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | 0 | 911 | 7 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp7h7b | hlpbrvz | 1,637,622,621 | 1,637,624,563 | 3 | 35 | What grade level of school? What kind of assignment? If its k-12, and its not like a final thats gonna tank their grade, dont worry about it. Let them just get a bad grade and move on. They probably wont though. If they put towards any effort at all, i think the teacher will probably give them a favorable grade. And once again, if they dont, still dont stress about a school assignment especially if it isn’t yours. But if they explicitly asked for help, the other comments are great saying to pick the top 3 things to work on, suggest, ask questions. | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | 0 | 1,942 | 11.666667 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4j39 | hlpbrvz | 1,637,621,325 | 1,637,624,563 | 2 | 35 | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | 0 | 3,238 | 17.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpbrvz | hlp68l2 | 1,637,624,563 | 1,637,622,071 | 35 | 1 | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | Well, some people just aren't cut out for writing. Just like some people aren't cut out for painting apples. If they ask for advice, give every single bit of it. Constructively. Or if it's easier, ask him if they mind if you edit it for him. This is why I don't ask friends to read my stuff. LOL | 1 | 2,492 | 35 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp8pab | hlpbrvz | 1,637,623,174 | 1,637,624,563 | 2 | 35 | Tell them how parts of it made you feel. Don't criticise it as an author, but a reader. I enjoyed this part, this part was confusing, the strongest aspect of x I'd like to see more of that | First, don't put all the spelling and grammar mistakes in a comment. Tell your friend, that you found some and that it's normal to not see them in your on work after a while because you are concentrating on the actual content of the story. Then ask them, if they want you to correct them, let them send you the doc and write your changes in a different colour. Tell them to ask you, if there is any change they didn't understand. Concerning the plot and writing style, I wouldn't make unsolicited suggestions.Tell them, what you liked. Analyse the plot and character dynamics in a dialogue and ask questions where you think there are loose threads or plot holes. Help your friend to find the solution for the necessary improvements by themselves.They might even ask you for your opinion, if they get stuck somewhere. Editing is a balance work between constructive criticism and praise. And a whole lot of dialogue. Also, always remember, that it's not your story. You can give advice, but you can't change or rewrite parts that the author likes to keep as is. | 0 | 1,389 | 17.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpdro9 | hlpgvul | 1,637,625,482 | 1,637,626,952 | 30 | 32 | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | 0 | 1,470 | 1.066667 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9b5h | hlpgvul | 1,637,623,444 | 1,637,626,952 | 31 | 32 | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | 0 | 3,508 | 1.032258 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpgvul | hlp3jvr | 1,637,626,952 | 1,637,620,898 | 32 | 15 | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | 1 | 6,054 | 2.133333 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpgvul | hlp35ir | 1,637,626,952 | 1,637,620,727 | 32 | 14 | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | 1 | 6,225 | 2.285714 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpgvul | hlp53bi | 1,637,626,952 | 1,637,621,570 | 32 | 11 | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | That’s why I don’t read for friends I know irl. Too late now. Pick two or three things to comment on MAX and then become unavailable for more. This is the best for BOTH of you. If you rip the work to shreds you might destroy an emerging artist… and the sad fact is that it might be good, just not to your taste. | 1 | 5,382 | 2.909091 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpgvul | hlp6klg | 1,637,626,952 | 1,637,622,218 | 32 | 6 | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | Tell them you can't do it. Even if you want to, you should not. | 1 | 4,734 | 5.333333 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpgvul | hlp9s4l | 1,637,626,952 | 1,637,623,652 | 32 | 5 | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | Compliment sandwich it. Tell something you like, mention something they can improve on, and end it with a positive. Also, I’d recommended suggest they read it and marking down each time they had to breathe. Each breath is a pause and means they most likely need a punctuation of some kind. Also recommend they record themselves reading aloud then listen to the audio. When someone has to hear themselves read something you can catch a lot more since sometimes our brains like to auto put thing in our head (like adding missing words) but the recording would capture it being missing. I did a pageant once and I recorded myself a ton to make sure my speech went well and listening to the audio really helped me realize what sounded off. | 1 | 3,300 | 6.4 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpgvul | hlpd51y | 1,637,626,952 | 1,637,625,192 | 32 | 5 | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | So I wouldn’t say anything about the grammar other than, “hey, you could tighten this up when you edit it LATER*” It’s one page, you’re not supposed to answer every question you ask on one page… so I’m not quite sure what kind of critique that is. The most important thing about a story is if you can understand it. So ask yourself: Do you know who the Main character is? Do you have an idea of what the main character wants? Can you identify the genre or premise of the story? All other edits are meaningless if these aren’t even stable. Tell them you like this thing, but this thing was difficult to understand. | 1 | 1,760 | 6.4 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp7h7b | hlpgvul | 1,637,622,621 | 1,637,626,952 | 3 | 32 | What grade level of school? What kind of assignment? If its k-12, and its not like a final thats gonna tank their grade, dont worry about it. Let them just get a bad grade and move on. They probably wont though. If they put towards any effort at all, i think the teacher will probably give them a favorable grade. And once again, if they dont, still dont stress about a school assignment especially if it isn’t yours. But if they explicitly asked for help, the other comments are great saying to pick the top 3 things to work on, suggest, ask questions. | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | 0 | 4,331 | 10.666667 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4j39 | hlpgvul | 1,637,621,325 | 1,637,626,952 | 2 | 32 | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | 0 | 5,627 | 16 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp68l2 | hlpgvul | 1,637,622,071 | 1,637,626,952 | 1 | 32 | Well, some people just aren't cut out for writing. Just like some people aren't cut out for painting apples. If they ask for advice, give every single bit of it. Constructively. Or if it's easier, ask him if they mind if you edit it for him. This is why I don't ask friends to read my stuff. LOL | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | 0 | 4,881 | 32 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp8pab | hlpgvul | 1,637,623,174 | 1,637,626,952 | 2 | 32 | Tell them how parts of it made you feel. Don't criticise it as an author, but a reader. I enjoyed this part, this part was confusing, the strongest aspect of x I'd like to see more of that | 1. Don't do anything. 2. Don't *do* anything 3. " what type of feedback are you **specifically** looking for?" 4. Only do that. | 0 | 3,778 | 16 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp3jvr | hlpdro9 | 1,637,620,898 | 1,637,625,482 | 15 | 30 | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | 0 | 4,584 | 2 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpdro9 | hlp35ir | 1,637,625,482 | 1,637,620,727 | 30 | 14 | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | 1 | 4,755 | 2.142857 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpdro9 | hlp53bi | 1,637,625,482 | 1,637,621,570 | 30 | 11 | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | That’s why I don’t read for friends I know irl. Too late now. Pick two or three things to comment on MAX and then become unavailable for more. This is the best for BOTH of you. If you rip the work to shreds you might destroy an emerging artist… and the sad fact is that it might be good, just not to your taste. | 1 | 3,912 | 2.727273 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp6klg | hlpdro9 | 1,637,622,218 | 1,637,625,482 | 6 | 30 | Tell them you can't do it. Even if you want to, you should not. | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | 0 | 3,264 | 5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9s4l | hlpdro9 | 1,637,623,652 | 1,637,625,482 | 5 | 30 | Compliment sandwich it. Tell something you like, mention something they can improve on, and end it with a positive. Also, I’d recommended suggest they read it and marking down each time they had to breathe. Each breath is a pause and means they most likely need a punctuation of some kind. Also recommend they record themselves reading aloud then listen to the audio. When someone has to hear themselves read something you can catch a lot more since sometimes our brains like to auto put thing in our head (like adding missing words) but the recording would capture it being missing. I did a pageant once and I recorded myself a ton to make sure my speech went well and listening to the audio really helped me realize what sounded off. | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | 0 | 1,830 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpd51y | hlpdro9 | 1,637,625,192 | 1,637,625,482 | 5 | 30 | So I wouldn’t say anything about the grammar other than, “hey, you could tighten this up when you edit it LATER*” It’s one page, you’re not supposed to answer every question you ask on one page… so I’m not quite sure what kind of critique that is. The most important thing about a story is if you can understand it. So ask yourself: Do you know who the Main character is? Do you have an idea of what the main character wants? Can you identify the genre or premise of the story? All other edits are meaningless if these aren’t even stable. Tell them you like this thing, but this thing was difficult to understand. | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | 0 | 290 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpdro9 | hlp7h7b | 1,637,625,482 | 1,637,622,621 | 30 | 3 | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | What grade level of school? What kind of assignment? If its k-12, and its not like a final thats gonna tank their grade, dont worry about it. Let them just get a bad grade and move on. They probably wont though. If they put towards any effort at all, i think the teacher will probably give them a favorable grade. And once again, if they dont, still dont stress about a school assignment especially if it isn’t yours. But if they explicitly asked for help, the other comments are great saying to pick the top 3 things to work on, suggest, ask questions. | 1 | 2,861 | 10 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4j39 | hlpdro9 | 1,637,621,325 | 1,637,625,482 | 2 | 30 | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | 0 | 4,157 | 15 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpdro9 | hlp68l2 | 1,637,625,482 | 1,637,622,071 | 30 | 1 | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | Well, some people just aren't cut out for writing. Just like some people aren't cut out for painting apples. If they ask for advice, give every single bit of it. Constructively. Or if it's easier, ask him if they mind if you edit it for him. This is why I don't ask friends to read my stuff. LOL | 1 | 3,411 | 30 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpdro9 | hlp8pab | 1,637,625,482 | 1,637,623,174 | 30 | 2 | You say "What kind of critique are you looking for? Grammar? Content? Theme? Do you just want to know if it makes sense?" Then you do that. | Tell them how parts of it made you feel. Don't criticise it as an author, but a reader. I enjoyed this part, this part was confusing, the strongest aspect of x I'd like to see more of that | 1 | 2,308 | 15 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9b5h | hlp3jvr | 1,637,623,444 | 1,637,620,898 | 31 | 15 | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | 1 | 2,546 | 2.066667 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9b5h | hlp35ir | 1,637,623,444 | 1,637,620,727 | 31 | 14 | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | 1 | 2,717 | 2.214286 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp53bi | hlp9b5h | 1,637,621,570 | 1,637,623,444 | 11 | 31 | That’s why I don’t read for friends I know irl. Too late now. Pick two or three things to comment on MAX and then become unavailable for more. This is the best for BOTH of you. If you rip the work to shreds you might destroy an emerging artist… and the sad fact is that it might be good, just not to your taste. | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | 0 | 1,874 | 2.818182 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp6klg | hlp9b5h | 1,637,622,218 | 1,637,623,444 | 6 | 31 | Tell them you can't do it. Even if you want to, you should not. | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | 0 | 1,226 | 5.166667 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp7h7b | hlp9b5h | 1,637,622,621 | 1,637,623,444 | 3 | 31 | What grade level of school? What kind of assignment? If its k-12, and its not like a final thats gonna tank their grade, dont worry about it. Let them just get a bad grade and move on. They probably wont though. If they put towards any effort at all, i think the teacher will probably give them a favorable grade. And once again, if they dont, still dont stress about a school assignment especially if it isn’t yours. But if they explicitly asked for help, the other comments are great saying to pick the top 3 things to work on, suggest, ask questions. | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | 0 | 823 | 10.333333 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9b5h | hlp4j39 | 1,637,623,444 | 1,637,621,325 | 31 | 2 | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | 1 | 2,119 | 15.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp68l2 | hlp9b5h | 1,637,622,071 | 1,637,623,444 | 1 | 31 | Well, some people just aren't cut out for writing. Just like some people aren't cut out for painting apples. If they ask for advice, give every single bit of it. Constructively. Or if it's easier, ask him if they mind if you edit it for him. This is why I don't ask friends to read my stuff. LOL | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | 0 | 1,373 | 31 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp9b5h | hlp8pab | 1,637,623,444 | 1,637,623,174 | 31 | 2 | Based on your writing here, I’ll go ahead and say you are not the person they should ask for help. | Tell them how parts of it made you feel. Don't criticise it as an author, but a reader. I enjoyed this part, this part was confusing, the strongest aspect of x I'd like to see more of that | 1 | 270 | 15.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp3jvr | hlp35ir | 1,637,620,898 | 1,637,620,727 | 15 | 14 | When there are a lot of issues, I focus on the one or two biggest things and leave the little fish for another day. If there are big problems, I'd stick to fixing things that are wrong rather than suggestions of what you think might be cool. Since it is for school, I'd go for things that will affect the grade over stylistic choices. Otherwise, I'd ignore grammar and focus on developmental issues first. | Find the good, and mention that. There's no point in trying to "fix the bad" from what you say. | 1 | 171 | 1.071429 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4j39 | hlp53bi | 1,637,621,325 | 1,637,621,570 | 2 | 11 | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | That’s why I don’t read for friends I know irl. Too late now. Pick two or three things to comment on MAX and then become unavailable for more. This is the best for BOTH of you. If you rip the work to shreds you might destroy an emerging artist… and the sad fact is that it might be good, just not to your taste. | 0 | 245 | 5.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp6klg | hlp4j39 | 1,637,622,218 | 1,637,621,325 | 6 | 2 | Tell them you can't do it. Even if you want to, you should not. | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | 1 | 893 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp68l2 | hlp6klg | 1,637,622,071 | 1,637,622,218 | 1 | 6 | Well, some people just aren't cut out for writing. Just like some people aren't cut out for painting apples. If they ask for advice, give every single bit of it. Constructively. Or if it's easier, ask him if they mind if you edit it for him. This is why I don't ask friends to read my stuff. LOL | Tell them you can't do it. Even if you want to, you should not. | 0 | 147 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlp9s4l | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,623,652 | 6 | 5 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | Compliment sandwich it. Tell something you like, mention something they can improve on, and end it with a positive. Also, I’d recommended suggest they read it and marking down each time they had to breathe. Each breath is a pause and means they most likely need a punctuation of some kind. Also recommend they record themselves reading aloud then listen to the audio. When someone has to hear themselves read something you can catch a lot more since sometimes our brains like to auto put thing in our head (like adding missing words) but the recording would capture it being missing. I did a pageant once and I recorded myself a ton to make sure my speech went well and listening to the audio really helped me realize what sounded off. | 1 | 47,286 | 1.2 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpd51y | hlreiml | 1,637,625,192 | 1,637,670,938 | 5 | 6 | So I wouldn’t say anything about the grammar other than, “hey, you could tighten this up when you edit it LATER*” It’s one page, you’re not supposed to answer every question you ask on one page… so I’m not quite sure what kind of critique that is. The most important thing about a story is if you can understand it. So ask yourself: Do you know who the Main character is? Do you have an idea of what the main character wants? Can you identify the genre or premise of the story? All other edits are meaningless if these aren’t even stable. Tell them you like this thing, but this thing was difficult to understand. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 45,746 | 1.2 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlpuc0d | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,633,268 | 6 | 4 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | If this assignment is for a grade, by all means ask if they want you to offer corrections on grammar - it’s a big favor you’d be doing! One thing I’m concerned about is your impulse to tell them HOW to fix things. That’s not a critique partner’s job. You can say “X plot thread doesn’t seem to go anywhere.” Don’t say “X plot thread doesn’t go anywhere and you can fix it by having the characters do Y and Z.” Tell them what doesn’t work for you (I like the suggestion of just 2-3 major things), but don’t apply your own solutions. | 1 | 37,670 | 1.5 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp7h7b | hlreiml | 1,637,622,621 | 1,637,670,938 | 3 | 6 | What grade level of school? What kind of assignment? If its k-12, and its not like a final thats gonna tank their grade, dont worry about it. Let them just get a bad grade and move on. They probably wont though. If they put towards any effort at all, i think the teacher will probably give them a favorable grade. And once again, if they dont, still dont stress about a school assignment especially if it isn’t yours. But if they explicitly asked for help, the other comments are great saying to pick the top 3 things to work on, suggest, ask questions. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 48,317 | 2 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlpvfzy | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,633,786 | 6 | 3 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | Lol. Ask them what feedback they want. Give them that. If they didn't ask for grammar or spelling then don't worry about it. And I somehow doubt one page had a pothole in it. If they ask for structure advice, give them that. If they just want to know if the story is entertaining then give them a yes or no answer and why. Nothing worse than asking someone to read your work only to have them fuss on grammar and spelling and not writing in the way they like with details how they like and more narration over inference. The story is what matters. | 1 | 37,152 | 2 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp4j39 | hlreiml | 1,637,621,325 | 1,637,670,938 | 2 | 6 | Ack, this is a always a sticky situation! For school, yeah, then they’re going to need to clean up the grammar and spelling (they do know that spell check exists, right?) Try to find things you like about the story. Praise the heck out of those things. Then say something like, because I know this is for school, I fixed a bunch of minor grammar mistakes. As for plot holes, it’s helpful to put your thoughts in the form of questions. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 49,613 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp68l2 | hlreiml | 1,637,622,071 | 1,637,670,938 | 1 | 6 | Well, some people just aren't cut out for writing. Just like some people aren't cut out for painting apples. If they ask for advice, give every single bit of it. Constructively. Or if it's easier, ask him if they mind if you edit it for him. This is why I don't ask friends to read my stuff. LOL | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 48,867 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlp8pab | hlreiml | 1,637,623,174 | 1,637,670,938 | 2 | 6 | Tell them how parts of it made you feel. Don't criticise it as an author, but a reader. I enjoyed this part, this part was confusing, the strongest aspect of x I'd like to see more of that | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 47,764 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpmi89 | hlreiml | 1,637,629,620 | 1,637,670,938 | 2 | 6 | Wait why is everyone saying not to critique them 😭. Isn’t it better to give them solid advice?(without being rude ofc) | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 41,318 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlq3lzk | hlreiml | 1,637,637,658 | 1,637,670,938 | 2 | 6 | If it’s a first draft, grammar and spelling can take a hike. The early stages are all about consistency and addressing plot holes and out of character moments. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 33,280 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlqndsg | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,649,058 | 6 | 2 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | How do I find a friend like you to point out every single flaw lol. Maybe it’s just me, but I would prefer knowing about every little thing you noticed as a reader, before I send in to the next person or try to get it published. | 1 | 21,880 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlquxaz | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,654,851 | 6 | 2 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | I actually think you should be frank and honest (can also add some encouraging words). It will do more good for your friend and if they get hurt or backlash at you, it's not on you and they probably weren't a real friend in the first place. I personally, even more so from friends, want the truth and not lies that protect my feelings. How will I ever get better if nobody points me to the flaws I might be blind to? | 1 | 16,087 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlr9f6y | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,667,375 | 6 | 2 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | I am both an author and an engineer so I correct people's work constantly. When I get a piece of work that would be 100% red pen I will instead respond with 'global' feedback first, i.e. list the top 10 things they need to work on. After they incorporate those things then hopefully you are left with a cleaner piece of work. It helps to talk them through the feedback, and explain why things need to change and how they can do it. As someone else mentioned, compliment sandwich is your friend. Don't neglect the positives. | 1 | 3,563 | 3 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlpoqkh | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,630,685 | 6 | 1 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | Get them to read a similar book that does everything correctly so that they naturally compare it with their own work... or be honest. "I don't want your feelings to hurt, but nobody starts with a masterpiece and you're no exception. Let's go over what needs to be fixed." | 1 | 40,253 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpq7n2 | hlreiml | 1,637,631,376 | 1,637,670,938 | 1 | 6 | Focus on one thing. Grammar and spelling are easy to identity and fix. I'd suggest fixing the plot holes first. You'll need to let a lot of things go if you really want to help. Bombarding them is not helpful. They should probably not be writing the actual scenes yet. Correcting thier style could come later. I liken this to training people in martial arts. I won't correct everything in the ring straightaway. I'll focus on thier placement, distance and movement first. If I'm correcting thier guard and blasting them with hard hits from the start, I'll only be turning them off. Teaching/mentoring should come in stages. The order in which these focus points are delivered is everything. Good luck. I hope it goes well. Writing advice amongst friends is a big friendship killer. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 39,562 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlpw4lx | hlreiml | 1,637,634,110 | 1,637,670,938 | 1 | 6 | Focus on bigger structural/plot things more than spelling/grammar. I know it's hard—correcting spelling and grammar is always my first instinct. But in the grand scheme of things, when it comes to writing fiction, the first drafts and revisions should be broader. You can paint the house and make it look elegant after it's built. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 36,828 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlq1oym | hlreiml | 1,637,636,736 | 1,637,670,938 | 1 | 6 | just make suggestions about the biggest things. you don't gotta fix everything just start with the basics like grammar for readability and the basic clarity of their sentences. | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 34,202 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlreiml | hlq4cow | 1,637,670,938 | 1,637,638,017 | 6 | 1 | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | When I taught journalism at university we commented on the most important issues, with the understanding that the comments weren’t necessarily the only issues but they were the most significant. If they want to get the story published eventually, then just help with the big things. They can worry about grammar and sentence-level issues later. Structural problems like plot holes or the ending come first. Also see “Bird by bird” by Anne Lamott. She talks about this in a chapter. Her summary is that it never helps someone to demolish their spirit. Merely pointing them in a direction for improvement might be the best route | 1 | 32,921 | 6 | ||
qzxnyn | writing_train | 0.84 | So my friend sent me a story they're writing... and there are so. many. things. i'm a very obsessive-compulsive person. how to correct the mountains of corrections needed while staying positive and not accidentally hurting their self-confidence? help needed read above \^ so yeah.... one page. ONE PAGE filled with so much open-ended things... i have so many suggestions and ideas that i kind of want to share but like, "oh, this might be cool" and not "WAIT DO THIS OMG YES", which is me by nature. they also have many, many, mAnY spelling, grammar and plot holes. i feel bad i commented on their thing with suggestions and criticism and hit the word limit. twice. i have not yet posted the comments. i'm trying to edit them to be a little more tactful... this friend has an easily damaged self-confidence. if needed, i can post the criticism here. bottom line: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in all seriousness, tho, i want advice on how to help them edit their thing and make it nicer (for school, right, this story is for school) without taking away from the main storyline, damaging said friend's self-confidence or seeming way too pushy about things? | hlq68gu | hlreiml | 1,637,638,945 | 1,637,670,938 | 1 | 6 | I learned this thing in a writing critique group called the sandwich. You start the critique with a positive, then give the advice, then end with a positive. It has helped me so much! I really do think you need to also let your friend know to run spell and grammar check on everything. Every. Thing. Even professional writers do that much. Do that last part in a very casual voice, like, oh yeah... | I would suggest fixing your own grammar and comments before criticizing your friend’s. I know it’s just a title, but let’s start in our own home. | 0 | 31,993 | 6 |
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