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17 hours ago
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I hope I haven't overlooked this if it's a feature, but how does one search for forum posts by member? Is that possible? When I see a post that's interesting in a forum I often want to see what else that same person has posted on other forum topics but don't see that there's a way to do this.
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Quote by Just_A_Guy_You_Know
If there's inconsistency in mod responses to your writing, it's because the quality of your writing is on the border of being (un)acceptable.
I don’t think that’s necessarily true. What I see is that some moderators ask for certain changes that others don’t care about, and that kind of inconsistency makes for inefficiency in the submission process because instead of revising once for everything a writer may have to revise multiple times, each time to solve a different problem that may not even be of concern to the next reader.
And I’ve also seen moderators asking for changes to eliminate some writing practices they actually use in their own stories. That’s clearly a not-ok double standard.
Something that might help is for the site to adopt a standard reference for grammar, and point writers to that, e.g. its particular sections or rules, when revisions are requested. I’m thinking that a common shared source of writing standards would help with the inconsistencies.
That said, grammar conventions shouldn’t be strictly applied in fiction where deviation from a standard is often useful to create certain effects, such as bringing written language closer to spoken language for the sake of conversational or playful tone. Not recognizing those uses of unconventional writing practices in fiction can be a problem in itself.
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Quote by seeker4
Honestly? If I want multiple points of view, I use third person omniscient narrator. That way you can move seamlessly from person to person without magical dividing lines. I know people love first person around here but third exists and is the most widely used in literature for a reason.
Yes, I agree. Third person omniscient is the best way to go from one character's perspective to another's. Even so it can be done confusingly if the jumps are too frequent among characters' points of view.