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Questionable Questing

Daniel K. English
Daniel K. English
Good enough for what? You planning on going pro?
Daytripper
Daytripper
No.
Daniel K. English
Daniel K. English
what standards are you using then? not enough story engagement or something?
Daytripper
Daytripper
Yeah I guess.
Daniel K. English
Daniel K. English
either the thread doesn't attract readers or the story isn't cool. in the former case, it's about thread name, fandom, and tagging: an interesting name and a popular series does the trick. remember there are lots of stories on the list; a bland or vague thread title doesn't stand out. a good reputation helps, too.
Daniel K. English
Daniel K. English
content-wise, the first chapter needs to be on point. always. it needs a good narrative voice; purpose; and a reason for the reader to care. for example, throwing your protagonist into a new world isn't interesting by itself. the new world needs to be enticing--maybe there are superpowers or a hot girl or there's some exotic danger.
Daniel K. English
Daniel K. English
grammar is a given. it's sometimes confusing to write narration so it's fine to say it aloud to oneself to figure out the sentence structure. It's also fine to read your work to yourself (from the start if you need to) and see if it feels like good narration. if you find yourself repeating words or sentence patterns, try and mix your approach.
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