I was inspired to write this because I've been playing Skyrim a lot lately the leveling system got me thinking...

And somehow my thinking turned into this. I don't really get it either.

Chapter 11

Writing Level

Well, I'd never thought I would say this or admit it out loud, but the SAT's were good for something after all. Who knew?

Anyway, today I want to talk about a writer's level, and how knowing your current level can help you improve your writing.

So, as I was saying before, the SAT's are useful. Well, their writer's rubric is anyway.

You see, when I was in high school, my teachers would grade our writing with the very same rubric. And as much as I want to believe that they did it to spite us, it did help our writing improve.

My teachers would tell us to grade our own writing with the rubric before we handed in a final copy, and the rubric acted kind of like a guideline for "good" writing.

So, my dear reader, since it helped me realize what level I was at and what I needed to improve upon, I figured it could help you.

Please note that I'm well aware of the fact that this list should be more extensive. But for the sake of making it as simple and as easy to follow as possible, I'm just going to make each level as generalized as possible.

Level 1- Your story has no central idea, or supporting details. Ideas were unorganized or vague and had no particular flow. Your story did not feel like it was a part of the universe you were writing about, at all. Your writing was confusing and hard to follow. It contains run-on sentences and the written work has serious and persistent errors. It lacks creativity and personal thought.

Level 2- Your story has a vague central idea with little supporting reasons as to why events are occurring. It has very little organization and flow. Characters are slightly in character. It lacks creativity. Sentence structure is hard to follow. Overall, your story doesn't feel like it's a part of the universe you're writing about.

Level 3- Your story has a central idea with some reasons as to why events are occurring. It flows well, but it's not perfect. You have a mostly original plot, but it may be familiar and tired. Characters are mostly in character, but they sometimes fall out of character. Your story has plausible reasoning behind it and it feels like it could happen. Sentence structure is easy to follow, but has some glaring errors every now and then.

Level 4- Your story has a complex central idea and reasons behind events occurring. It flows smoothly. Your plot is original and you sneak in your own ideas and preferences into your story without disrupting the flow. Characters never seem to fall out of character. Your story is plausible and feels like it could happen. There are minor errors that do not affect the total presentation of your story.

Now, my dear reader, I want you to honestly grade your writing.

If you think that you're a combination of a 3 and 4, than you're a combination of a 3 and 4. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The point of the "level system" is to help you see where you are and how you can improve.

My advice to those of you who would use this system is to be as harsh as possible. Grade yourself critically and make a mental list of all the things you feel that you should improve upon in the future. That way you don't make the same "mistakes" twice.

And if you think you're a 4, than I just want you to keep in mind that your writing can always improve.

~Done

If you want me to address something, than please let me know!

Again, Thank you for reading. I hope you have a wonderful day/night. Bye~