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    Elfwing
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      ok, I want to ask this very random question…

      I am odd in the fact that I can take a book that bores my friends to death because it’s too longwinded or not well executed in writing, and still enjoy it because I can fill in the problems?
      This is great for enjoying a book, but it also can cause problems because now when I read anything, I fill in the problems so automatically I literally don’t notice. It’s probably from reading the WIPs of my friends and also just books in general. It’s with everything in the last year especially. It’s terrible when I’m reading work that people want me to edit and critique because I don’t actually see the problems that everyone else does.

      It’s now frustrating almost to the point of tears for me with my work (of any length), because unless it’s grammar my mind ‘autocorrects’ it, so-to-speak, and I am oblivious to any troubles with my writing or the writing of others.

      long and short I guess I’m asking if I’m odd in doing this XD

      if you think it’s worth the bother please tag other people


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      #104234
      Elfwing
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        #104235
        calidris
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          @elfwingย  I don’t know if this is what you’re asking, but I would be up for being a beta reader if you need something critiqued, or just giving you advice ๐Ÿ™‚

          *laughs as one fey*

          #104236
          Elfwing
          @elfwing
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            @calidris haha no it wasn’t the question really, but I will accept it if you want to. I was just wondering if I’m the only person who fills in the holes/problems in books to such an extent I don’t see the problems XD

            I'm 'a homeschooler' because cookie-making writing artistic animal-whisperer isn't a job title

            #104237
            calidris
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              @elfwing ooh i see.ย  I personally don’t have that problem, but there might be someone else who does ๐Ÿ™‚

              It’s only if you want to.ย  I don’t want you to feel pressured or anything. It’s something that I’ve been considering recently, just for people in general.ย  I have to warn you, though, I might not be able to dedicate a lot of time because of school and everything ๐Ÿ™‚

               

              *laughs as one fey*

              #104238
              Elfwing
              @elfwing
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                @calidris ok, thanks for the answer. ๐Ÿ™‚

                sounds good, i dont have a time cutoff for the beta reading. this is for my novel, which is about 110 pages

                here is the email, roseoakauthor at gmail dot com

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                I'm 'a homeschooler' because cookie-making writing artistic animal-whisperer isn't a job title

                #104240
                calidris
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                  @elfwing alright!ย  I might be able to help with prose, but I’m not very good at plotting.ย  I might be able to critique small sections at a time, and just give you general writing advice ๐Ÿ™‚

                  *laughs as one fey*

                  #104241
                  Elfwing
                  @elfwing
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                    @calidris sounds good! what i mean by plotting is that i need help with whether scenes are too vague and if im getting what i mean to write across

                    but yeah when you have the time, knock yourself out lol

                    I'm 'a homeschooler' because cookie-making writing artistic animal-whisperer isn't a job title

                    #104242
                    calidris
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                      @elfwing i could definitely help with that!ย  I love working with descriptions.

                      *laughs as one fey*

                      #104243
                      Elfwing
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                        @calidris ok sounds good lol

                        I'm 'a homeschooler' because cookie-making writing artistic animal-whisperer isn't a job title

                        #104245
                        Linyang Zhang
                        @devastate-lasting
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                          @elfwing Oh, for me, I’m the opposite. Problems always stick out to me, but usually I stay quiet about them because I feel like they aren’t something that the writer can change easily (like style, the overall plot, etc.) If it’s typos I will though.

                          Lately, it's been on my brain
                          Would you mind letting me know
                          If hours don't turn into days

                          #104246
                          Kads
                          @scripter-of-kingdoms
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                            @elfwing Nope… thatโ€™s never happened to me before! XD I have a tendency to slam down my book and yell at it whenever there are problems. XD

                            staring at the fields
                            if nothing's really real
                            i'll make the winter now my home

                            #104254
                            Elfwing
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                              @scripter-of-kingdoms @devastate-lasting ok lol

                              I wonder if it’s from reading too many of the language arts stories that totally sucked and lacked any good characters and plots and so I improvised all through my school years because I was bored out of my gourd. I mean, the stories’ purpose was to teach me the English language (it did a good job of that), not story composition XD

                              or maybe I’m really indifferent and don’t know a good work from a bad one XD

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                              I'm 'a homeschooler' because cookie-making writing artistic animal-whisperer isn't a job title

                              #104259
                              Linyang Zhang
                              @devastate-lasting
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                                @elfwing I mean, I used to read bad books too lol. And then I started writing, and I didn’t read anything but manga and classics, so when I finally went around to reading other stuff again, I was more like, “what is this thing I’m reading.” I guess writing has trained me to look for mistakes more, and also one of my sister’s hobbies is roasting bad stories, so that might’ve rubbed off on me.

                                Lately, it's been on my brain
                                Would you mind letting me know
                                If hours don't turn into days

                                #104260
                                calidris
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                                  @elfwing that’s a really good point lol.ย  I feel like a lot of the stuff they make you read in school isn’t actually that good.


                                  @elfwing
                                  ย @devastate-lasting @scripter-of-kingdoms did any of you guys have to read tangerine in school?

                                  *laughs as one fey*

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