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I recall how dumb and misinformed I was when I first posted a story on cc, without a care for the grammar, or the syntax, not to mention the glaring spelling mistakes. My sentence structures were awkward, and I had no clue about the POVs. And yet I thought I'd done a great job worthy of applause.
When the first crits started coming, I wanted to hide in a hole somewhere.
It was silly of me to have posted a story without doing some homework. That is the most common feature one would encounter in the Newbies, and sometimes at other places also.
Even after doing my homework religiously, I'm still learning a lot from some of the most versatile writers and authors here on cc, who can tell a lot more about good writing than the best schools in the country will.
Here are a few suggestions for those who wish to benefit from what cc has to offer.
Having said that I've no hesitation in admitting that I'm still learning, and struggling to do better. And let me tell you, there's no place better than cc to polish your craft.
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Excellent suggestions. Thanks a lot!
Best regards,
Justwords
If you are any good, you may reach a point in your writing where you—and definitely your readers—will know if you've reached that point—when you can creatively break them. But you better be damned careful and justifiably sure of yourself before you do that.
So like King says, just write. And the rules above are a great place to start!
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1. Post a story.
2. Not critique anybody else's writing.
3. Expect people to critique your writing.
On CC, you get about as much as you give.
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