Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-35771364-20190307154431/@comment-26444017-20190308210818

In short, for any story, improving starts with time. Take the time to fully flesh out all the little details. Take the time to read it back a few times once it's finished to catch anything you missed or don't like. Take the time to run it through spell check if you can (if you can't get Microsoft Word, try LibreOffice. It's free and works pretty much the same). Once all of that is done, bring it here and get some general feedback. Take it all as constructive criticism and use it to shape the story even further. After doing that a few times with a few drafts, you should end up with something you're proud of.

Something to keep in mind when plotting out a story is that the actions and reactions of the characters need to seem realistic, like someone was actually there. Just as an example, when faced with a horrifying monster, say a feral disease ridden dog-pig chimera, you're average person would probably be petrified at the sight of it, might even soil themselves or just tremble in place, unable to move. They typically wouldn't be nonchallant or even brave when faced with something like that, because it's unnatural and aberrant and their minds aren't equipped for that. This is just an example, but hopefully you get the point.

So, I would say that you should make the necessary spelling and grammar corrections, and really take the time to iron out the plot issues. Then, run it through another spell-checker, just to be sure. Once that's done, bring it back here for another pass through.