A Cooler Head

I hope that in my rantings I haven't discouraged anyone from writing. It's not that I don't want people to write their stories. I want people to tell their stories, and tell them well. A lot of parts go into that.

I understand English isn't everyone on here's first language. And hell, even for us native English speakers, this is hard. The written language has so many rules about sentence structure and punctuation that even I, the daughter of an English professor, don't know and follow. But things can be done to help tell your story well that don't have to do with sentence structure and spelling. Let me explain.

Formatting

PARAGRAPHS ARE AWESOME!

You know you've come across those stories that are just one large mass down the screen. How many of them have you successfully completed? It's hard to keep track of where you were in the story, it's hard on the eyes, and frustrating as hell. I would rather read a story that is overly spaced out, than one that is just a block of words. It's like trying to read the side of a cereal box.

It's come to my attention that some people write their stories on their phones. That's cool. But you have to paste it into AFF, right? Take the time to make those changes then. It shows a level of care.

Furthermore, look at your chapters after you post them. Is the size of the words consistent? Does it c