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Words.
Word choice is a vital, fundamental issue for stories. A writer can have flawless characterization, a gripping plot, and a masterful grip of mechanics, but if they can't chose the correct words, the story will never be a good one.
Word choice is also subtle. Unlike simpler things like punctuation, it's hard to make up simple rules to follow - it's hard, for that matter, even to realize where 'your style' leaves off and mistakes begin. Words are also so basic that it's often a trial for the reader to even pick out anything in particular that's wrong, making it hard to explain exactly what one finds flawed about a piece.
Let's consider the story Desiring a Friend by Zenriek.
( Desiring a Friend )
Tomorrow – This story's opposite, Finality by LilyPichu.
Word choice is a vital, fundamental issue for stories. A writer can have flawless characterization, a gripping plot, and a masterful grip of mechanics, but if they can't chose the correct words, the story will never be a good one.
Word choice is also subtle. Unlike simpler things like punctuation, it's hard to make up simple rules to follow - it's hard, for that matter, even to realize where 'your style' leaves off and mistakes begin. Words are also so basic that it's often a trial for the reader to even pick out anything in particular that's wrong, making it hard to explain exactly what one finds flawed about a piece.
Let's consider the story Desiring a Friend by Zenriek.
( Desiring a Friend )
Tomorrow – This story's opposite, Finality by LilyPichu.
