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Writer's Block: Just stop, already!
Oct. 4th, 2011 09:26 am[Error: unknown template qotd]
Text speak in anything OTHER than a text message.
When I see text speak in stories (and not because a character is reading a text), in "serious" blog posts or anything where proper spelling and grammar should more or less be required, it sends me over the edge.
Because you look like an uneducated MORON. I will not take you seriously. So people who review a story of mine with "lol gr8!" is immediately deemed an idiot in my mind. While I appreciate that you enjoyed whatever I've written, if you feel a need to comment do so with proper spelling and grammar. Likewise, if I leave a review for you with, "The plot was strong, but your atrocious spelling and grammar made me want to quit reading a quarter of the way through," don't assume that I'm being a troll. The review function on various websites is meant for readers to leave constructive criticism for the author so the author can say, "Oh, hey, they're right, I really should watch my tenses." For someone to start raging that their writing is "just fine" and "doesn't need any work" after recieving constructive criticism really drives home the whole "uneducated moron" label I've given them by default.
Text speak in anything OTHER than a text message.
When I see text speak in stories (and not because a character is reading a text), in "serious" blog posts or anything where proper spelling and grammar should more or less be required, it sends me over the edge.
Because you look like an uneducated MORON. I will not take you seriously. So people who review a story of mine with "lol gr8!" is immediately deemed an idiot in my mind. While I appreciate that you enjoyed whatever I've written, if you feel a need to comment do so with proper spelling and grammar. Likewise, if I leave a review for you with, "The plot was strong, but your atrocious spelling and grammar made me want to quit reading a quarter of the way through," don't assume that I'm being a troll. The review function on various websites is meant for readers to leave constructive criticism for the author so the author can say, "Oh, hey, they're right, I really should watch my tenses." For someone to start raging that their writing is "just fine" and "doesn't need any work" after recieving constructive criticism really drives home the whole "uneducated moron" label I've given them by default.
