Well, kind of a re-introduction. About a year and a half ago, I had a story that I was all fired up about, joined this and a couple other forums, finished up the story and.... Dunno, ran out of steam. So now it looks like I was trying to game the system here. I assure you, that's not the case, but it's time for me to hunker down in front of the keyboard, get back to work, and become a good forumite along the way. I'm Iain, I live in Japan, and I imprison my personal demons on the printed page to keep them from clawing my eyes out from the back. I'm an English teacher by trade, so a lot of the criticism I find myself offering is on grammar, punctuation, and general word usage. I hope that's a good thing; I've read quite a few stories that would have been very engaging had minor errors not kept ripping me out of them, but that just may be a personal fetish. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting to meet you all online, and at such time as both the system and I feel I've paid my dues, I hope to even have a couple things to post.
Welcome back, Iain! Oh, being a language teacher is an advantage, I think, 'cause the editing/revision process is so much easier when you're used to spotting errors, grammar and syntax mishaps, and whatnot. Of course, from the reader POV it can be a bit annoying if it actually ruins your reading experience. But then again, I think many of us aspiring writers have that problem: we look at the story we read more critically than an average reader in an attempt to learn how to do it better. Anyway, here's our New Member Quick Start Guide if you need to refresh your memory. See you around! -Kat
Well hello there Sorry I didn't get around to welcoming you more recently but hey.. at least I got to it! And I second what @KaTrian said, wether it is SPAG, or POV, or plot-related problems. Straighten out the ones in your own writing and move on I'd say.
