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I hope we are still @
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/start-writing-fiction-3/
learning how to write because it's making sense

I hope we are still @
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/start-writing-fiction-3/
learning how to write because it's making sense

This is a wicked advice. Why not let us raise the competition by allowing writers that have won before get a chance to be voted for again. I.e after three months of winning, any writer that has won before can be voted for again.

Mattkent:
I dunno....is it so kinda crime?

It's not a crime, only that it is not always healthy

Nice work boss but why did you change the narrative at the end from 1st person protagonist to 3rd person omniscience.

laykorn:
There is an obvious point you're trying to raise in this post. It is to criticise a work owner without letting others know about it, but I believe it isn't a very good idea. Why shouldn't others who might not have known there were mistakes benefit from the critique?

I pointed out that there are two type of constructive criticism- the secret and open.It is up to the critic to choose his/ her choice.

Constructive Criticism is any criticism that will help the criticized. It is is secret or open criticism meant for the eyes of the criticized alone ( which a few might see and understand).
It's always good to see a person who can criticise without making fuss about it, to see someone that can tell you how to correct your work without showing others.
A constructive critic would tell you to reread your work but a bad one will tell you that it is full of blunders, which even it were true would reduce your morale. That is the secret constructive criticism

However, when a good critic see your blunder and does not to tell you to read your work again. He would point them out to you with possible correction: that is an open constructive criticism.

Obinnau:
No I disagree with this.

I agree with you

jezuzboi:
There is no link on your signature as of now.

@ Jezuzboi, it's there now...

jezuzboi:
Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm overjoyed by this victory. This date shall remain in my mind until I bear children.
My gratitude goes out 2 all the lovely people who took out their precious time 2 casts votes in my favor. You have made me a WINNER!
Love you all....

Jezuzboi and Flow1795/flow1975
click on the links in my signature to download a certificate of award.

Upcoming Writers
1. Kizzykeziah--7
2. Kitnah--4
3. Jezuboi--64----- Winner------

Writer of the month
1. Larrysun--38
2. Bigwig97--2
3. Adegwurulez--6
4. Flow1759--44--- Winner---
5.Vantee20---2
6.Domawoleye--3
7. Flakkydagirl--3
8.Thronekid--21
9. Slickest---2
10. Kingzpen--5
11. Flembleez1--7
12. Nuges11--1
13. Simplicity101--1
14. Ohibenemma--1
15-- Hazardous---1
16. Theorbiters--1
17. Mollusco--1

princesa:
************************************** That's it for this month. any other vote would not be counted thanks to everyone who voted. Result should be out latest today by God's grace.
@Divepen1, could you also help out?

I will see to it...

Boss, whenever I see your topics I always think they are the same topics being reposted. I would, therefore, suggest that you give them different topics

AllNaijaBlogger:
Thanks for the advice on thoughts. It is a problem many writers struggle with. Some guides advice using italics while some disagree.

I learn everyday.


Pls comment on any other issues of the story, if you can. Thanks again

You are welcome, I will

The essence is to prevent a wide psychic distance between your readers and the character.
Not quoting it will make readers feel the thought is theirs- I.e they imagine themselves acting your drama.
when they see the quote, it make them realise they are only readers

Hmmm
Translation of Laykorn's prayer: May God not use booty to take lives from us. Say amen.


Boss... Please don't quote thoughts

Borrussia:
If I was banned, I wouldn't be replying you post, and yes I've opened a topic with my alt acct and it graced frontpage and I was banned by a mod in guise of a spam-bot afterwards.

It's not a mod. It's a program. Send a Pm to the mods and they will unban you.

Borrussia:
It is the mods handiwork, and why they are doing these is still a misery to me, I can only create a thread in two days. Maybe they don't want me to create a thread again cos my topic is always gracing front page.

That's a notion. It has happened to me before. So, you either
1. Check if you've been banned
2.Do what I say
or log in with someone else's account to see it

hmmm... I feel for nene


please insert a comma between the sentence.
As I walked slowly(comma) my ear....
* It is 'I'm' not 'am'
* There should a comma after the quoted sentences.
* And try to always start new discussion in a new paragraph I.e whatever you want to say after dialogues should be in a new paragraph.
E.G
' "Gather firewood when you return. Let me go and
borrow a tuber of yam from Mama Udozie".(This place should be in a new paragraph) My ear
tinkled at the word 'borrow' because




You are good, I must confess