The austerely idiotic CRITIC
I’m just here to check on stories who’s authors are new. I wanna teach you all some basics and this is just one of them. I’ll update this profile if I got something to show to you all. I will show you these things at first but I’ll make it grow. Thank you for reading! Words Authors gets it wrong Then/Than: the difference between these two is that “then” is a word describing something what happens after. Ex. “What did you do then?” “Than” is about what’s different from the other. Ex. “I’m older than my baby brother” Effect/Affect: A lot of authors tend to get this wrong and I understand. Effect means the aftermath of what happened. The ending of something what you do or anything. Ex. “The sickness gave him bad effects” Affect means something that has happened to someone or something. A difference between before and now after. Ex. “The sickness has affected his mind. Their/There - This one is the frequent one that a lot of authors gets it wrong. Their - means someone’s possession. Ex. “Their mind started to give them hallucinations” There - is a pointing to a place or even numbers. Ex. “There they are!” (Place) “There are fourteen of us.” How to make a Thrilling story. If you want to make a story filled with suspense, you gotta know a few things and keep them like that. They may be the main characters but that doesn’t mean they’re invincible. If you want a thrilling story, keep them as weak as possible. No weapons, no back up plans, no nothing. The more vulnerable they are, the better. The baddies. These guys are the ones who needs to be fully equipped. Give them something that the main characters doesn’t have. Let’s say a weapon, immense strength, speed, or wits. In the story, the main characters need to encounter something they haven’t ever seen in their lives. The more mysterious the things they see or hear, the more chilling to what lurks around them. How to make a Sad story Now this is the hardest part of storytelling. If you get it right, the readers will tear up like the rain. I’ll give you a story with a great sad ending. The title is “As the Lily grows” by GryffindorCriss, a Hotel Transylvania story. The ending had a great ending. I won’t spoil anything, though. The first thing you need to do is make the main characters happy and content. To make it a bit mysterious, you can put a few hints about another character. Let’s say, a boy and a girl. The boy is lonely and bullied but then meets a girl. The girl gave him happiness but suspiciously the girl is sometimes not home and is absent for a couple of days. The boy finds her medication. Searches about it and finds out her sickness. He’s sad. She’s sad. There’s no future for them. She dies in the end. It takes the right words and the right moment. So it takes precision to work. But with practice, you can get everyone to cry in a jiffy. Use the Pyramid.
My teachers call this the pyramid for a lot of reasons. The pyramid starts at the exposition to the rising action. Then it goes up to the climax and down to the falling action. Until finally the ending or resolution. Some authors who wants to place a plan of their story can use this. Using Quotation Marks (“”) Quotation marks is used when someone is talking in a story. I read a couple of stories whose Authors doesn’t use any of it and it is kinda confusing when you read them. When you also use Quotation marks, make sure not to use a space before a word. Like this: “ I have a cupcake “ When it has to be like this: “I have a cupcake.” Make sure also to put a period before the end quotation. Like the example up above. Spelling Matters When I say spelling matters, I’m not kidding. In the FanFiction.Net Guidelines it is said that Authors are required to check their stories before publishing and it is also their responsibility to check for spelling errors, typos and such. Do not be afraid to ask a beta reader to check your stories because it’s also their responsibility to check on it carefully. If they do not do as you say or break a rule in the guidelines, you can make a complaint. |
