Advice to New Fanstorians
Viewing comments for Chapter 2 "Suggestions for New Writers."Tips and advice for the new members
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Comment from Julie Helms
I have only been here for several weeks, so this was very helpful. There are areas of Fanstory that are difficult to navigate, or just aren't very intuitive. You cleared up several issues for me, thank you!
Typos:
"you want get many", should be won't
"and if agree", if you agree
I have to say I don't like how five stars is basically a default rating. If I get five stars on something I wrote, I want to know that I can be proud of it. But once I started looking around and seeing some very poor writing with five stars on it and no suggestions for improvement, I realized I couldn't really put any weight in my own five stars.
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2024
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I have only been here for several weeks, so this was very helpful. There are areas of Fanstory that are difficult to navigate, or just aren't very intuitive. You cleared up several issues for me, thank you!
Typos:
"you want get many", should be won't
"and if agree", if you agree
I have to say I don't like how five stars is basically a default rating. If I get five stars on something I wrote, I want to know that I can be proud of it. But once I started looking around and seeing some very poor writing with five stars on it and no suggestions for improvement, I realized I couldn't really put any weight in my own five stars.
Comment Written 11-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2024
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Thank you Julie. This site can be confusing and discouraging for new people. The rating system doesn't mean a lot but its been this way a while, so I pretend it doesn't matter and go with it. The best part is you get to know some really neat people who will become your friends and be there if your need them. Thank for seeing my tifs.
Beth
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Nice points and you are right, but to be here non-stop requires lots of time, which sometimes I don't have that's why is hard for me to keep up with writing and reviewing all the times.
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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2024
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Nice points and you are right, but to be here non-stop requires lots of time, which sometimes I don't have that's why is hard for me to keep up with writing and reviewing all the times.
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Comment Written 11-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2024
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Thank you Iza. I understand. Writing on this site is extremely time consuming which is likely why so many on this site are older retired people with a lot of time on their hands. Keep writing when you cam find the time.
Beth
Comment from Mrs. KT
Hello, Beth,
I've been reading a number of advice articles this morning regarding how to navigate FanStory.
First of all, I am so relived you referred to newcomers as "new writers," rather than "newbies," which I find demeaning.
Secondly, the following paragraph really resonated with me:
You may go further up on the rating scale by the sheer volumn (volume) of the work you put out, which has nothing to do with the quality or length of your work, but personally I think it is better to be further down on the ratings and post work you can take pride in writing.
Wonderful and sound advice and also very perceptive.
Thank you for sharing!
diane
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reply by the author on 11-Jan-2024
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Hello, Beth,
I've been reading a number of advice articles this morning regarding how to navigate FanStory.
First of all, I am so relived you referred to newcomers as "new writers," rather than "newbies," which I find demeaning.
Secondly, the following paragraph really resonated with me:
You may go further up on the rating scale by the sheer volumn (volume) of the work you put out, which has nothing to do with the quality or length of your work, but personally I think it is better to be further down on the ratings and post work you can take pride in writing.
Wonderful and sound advice and also very perceptive.
Thank you for sharing!
diane
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Comment Written 11-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 11-Jan-2024
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Thank you for the excellent review. I didn't really promost this very high like I suggested since it is a part of a mulitple author book.
Beth
