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<blockquote data-quote="LightPhoenix" data-source="post: 1301455" data-attributes="member: 115"><p>I don't have a SH, but I do read a lot of them, so I guess my advice kind of counts.</p><p> </p><p>I think the primary thing you have to keep in mind is to write your SH because <em>you</em> want to, and not because you think other people want to read it. It sounds harsh, and maybe it is a bit, but it's the line between being happy with your SH and being frustrated with it.</p><p> </p><p>Related to that is the realization that not everyone is going to read your story. Don't compare your SH readership to that of any of the big ones - that way just lies frustration. If you keep writing and you keep things interesting, then people will gradually come. But it won't be overnight, or possibly even over a year.</p><p> </p><p>Realize that you won't ever be perfect. All of the major SH writers will say, and have said, that they've gotten <em>much</em> better at writing them than when they started. Don't try and make everything perfect, because you can't. Don't try and get every little detail, because it will take you forever to write and then no ne will be reading because you're not updating. Try most of all to capture the spirit of your game, and you'll go a long way towards getting people involved in the SH.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, and most importantly, <strong>use proper grammar and spelling!!!!</strong> Read through your post once you've written it. Spellcheck it. Make sure it makes sense. Nothing, and I mean <em>nothing</em>, destroys a SH more than poor spelling and grammar. One or two little mistakes isn't going to ruin you, of course. If your SH is riddled with incomplete sentences, misspelled words, and strange punctuation, you will not have anyone reading it. One thing I've heard people do is to write out (and save) the post in a text editor like Word first, then cut and paste to ENWorld. This keeps a copy in case ENWorld barfs, and the text editors usually let you read your writing better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LightPhoenix, post: 1301455, member: 115"] I don't have a SH, but I do read a lot of them, so I guess my advice kind of counts. I think the primary thing you have to keep in mind is to write your SH because [i]you[/i] want to, and not because you think other people want to read it. It sounds harsh, and maybe it is a bit, but it's the line between being happy with your SH and being frustrated with it. Related to that is the realization that not everyone is going to read your story. Don't compare your SH readership to that of any of the big ones - that way just lies frustration. If you keep writing and you keep things interesting, then people will gradually come. But it won't be overnight, or possibly even over a year. Realize that you won't ever be perfect. All of the major SH writers will say, and have said, that they've gotten [i]much[/i] better at writing them than when they started. Don't try and make everything perfect, because you can't. Don't try and get every little detail, because it will take you forever to write and then no ne will be reading because you're not updating. Try most of all to capture the spirit of your game, and you'll go a long way towards getting people involved in the SH. Finally, and most importantly, [b]use proper grammar and spelling!!!![/b] Read through your post once you've written it. Spellcheck it. Make sure it makes sense. Nothing, and I mean [i]nothing[/i], destroys a SH more than poor spelling and grammar. One or two little mistakes isn't going to ruin you, of course. If your SH is riddled with incomplete sentences, misspelled words, and strange punctuation, you will not have anyone reading it. One thing I've heard people do is to write out (and save) the post in a text editor like Word first, then cut and paste to ENWorld. This keeps a copy in case ENWorld barfs, and the text editors usually let you read your writing better. [/QUOTE]
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