User blog comment:Banned In CP/Common Flaws in CP Writing/@comment-28266772-20180208170749/@comment-28428152-20180208171718

YES! So many new writers see the good stuff on here, and are like, "I wanna do the same tthing," and then execute it fucking HORRIBLY because they don't know what they're doing. So many stories just go from point A to point Z with no inbetween or buildup, no plot structure, no logical chain of events, and no character arcs. I mean yeah, starting out, it's not going to be good, but when you look back on a story you've written, and if you do actually read or at least listen to CP narrations, I just don't see how they don't feel like it's lacking something. And it's okay to not be great, but so many people just skip the proofreading and second/third drafting stage and just post rough, unedited drafts on here.

And in all honesty, it's really given CreepyPastas a bad reputation, because there's so many that aren't revised and perfected to the writer's potential, that people who aren't into it just assume it's all like that.

Proofread, proofread, PROOFREAD, guys! Proofread a hundred times, if you have to. I've spent months before trying to figure out how to make just a simple short story better before I post it. In fact, I still have stories that I haven't felt comfortable posting yet, just because I know that they're not to their full potential yet.