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pyrostingerNow, this one is a little different from the others as the stories in question I haven't actually read. Why haven't I read it? Because the author was so kind enough to let me and everybody else know up front that they were grammar errors in the following story. Now, this is excusable if the author is not a native English (or insert language here) speaker. But in just about all cases, that's a signal for me to move onto another story. Because if you're too lazy to fix grammar errors or, even worse, spelling errors, then I'm not going to read your story and nobody should. Why? Because that is just lazy, and laziness shouldn't be rewarded with views, much less comments.
Yes, posting your story online isn't a book or a publication, but if you're going to be at least somewhat serious about writing, go through it once or twice. Have a care for the flow of text. Know what you want to say and how best to say it. And for cryin' out Christ, if you're a budding author, don't tell me you don't care about grammar or spelling because both are extremely important! If you have this great idea for a story, yet can't adequately express it because you don't give a shit about grammar, then you're placing this huge barrier between your potential readership and your great idea. There are grammar rules for a reason, and that reason is that following those rules (and, when you know them, knowing when and how to bend or break them) gives you the best possible showcase for your story idea.
In other words, don't make it harder for people to enjoy your story.
Yes, posting your story online isn't a book or a publication, but if you're going to be at least somewhat serious about writing, go through it once or twice. Have a care for the flow of text. Know what you want to say and how best to say it. And for cryin' out Christ, if you're a budding author, don't tell me you don't care about grammar or spelling because both are extremely important! If you have this great idea for a story, yet can't adequately express it because you don't give a shit about grammar, then you're placing this huge barrier between your potential readership and your great idea. There are grammar rules for a reason, and that reason is that following those rules (and, when you know them, knowing when and how to bend or break them) gives you the best possible showcase for your story idea.
In other words, don't make it harder for people to enjoy your story.
