How to improve your stories

[SheWaits4it]

As an avid reader of the stories on Literotica and a former English teacher who can slaughter the language with the best of you, I would like to give you a suggestion that can easily improve your stories.

After you think your story is ready for proofreading and before you let a proofreader read it, take your story, look at the wall, and read it ALOUD. You must read it aloud so that your ears can hear what you fingers and mind wrote. You will be able to discover many simple fixes on your own.

 

[TheWritingGroup]

 

[SyleusSnow]

Yes indeedy. Best done in private, though. I get stares when I do that on the bus.

Alternatively, use text-to-speech like the one in MS Word or tools like Balabolka. Amazing how many errors you can catch by listening. Also helps weed out crappy wording.

 

[SheWaits4it]

Yes indeedy. Best done in private, though. I get stares when I do that on the bus.

Alternatively, use text-to-speech like the one in MS Word or tools like Balabolka. Amazing how many errors you can catch by listening. Also helps weed out crappy wording.

Yes, but you can silently make you mouth move on the bus. If words came out you might have more than is allowed on the bus!

 

[Duil2]

Yes, as a volunteer editor on the site that would be my advice also.

 

[TheLobster]

take your story, look at the wall, and read it ALOUD

And if the story is good, your neighbors will urge you to keep going!

 

[Venefica]

I did not read loud but really read it almost orally. Yes, you will instantly notice weird connections etc. It is a very good hind.

 

[SheWaits4it]

And if the story is good, your neighbors will urge you to keep going!

And maybe come over to help

 

[TheLobster]

And maybe come over to help

Which could be material for another story!