User blog comment:JohnathanNash/God i cant take it any more/@comment-24101790-20170708182006/@comment-26475800-20170709064507

Res, I first started writing when I was about twelve and my god were there some shitty stories in those days. Reading to learn how to write is a good plan on how to build characters, plots, and worlds, but that doesn't really mean shit if your grammar sucks. One of the best places for me was this site. Granted, I never had too many stories taken down, maybe five, and those were ones when I just slapped something down and posted it. But a could of people showed me how to write better from this site and opened doors to help me with my grammar. The hardest thing, something I still feel like I'm shit at, is editing. And, I think, that is the problem with most people. They either don't want to put in the time, like I was at first, or have no idea what they're looking for. If these people who just bitches about their stories listened to the people who tried to help them, they may be able to produce something that shouldn't be flushed down the toilet.