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Hey Matt!

Thanks for stopping round and reading this tale. That is high praise indeed! My name certainly doe not belong up there with the likes of Tolkien, Lewis, and Rowling, but who knows... maye one day I'll push myself into trying to get something published. It'd need a lot more editing and nitty-gritty work than I've put into any of my pieces thus far though.

Thanks too for your correction comments. Based on how the story is written, I fear that I will have to keep the Dwarven mages in, even if that's a departure from Jagex's RuneScape version of the dwarf - thanks for your depth of knowledge though. As for the typo, I'll keep an eye out.

Much obliged! Your time and attention is highly appreciated!

Dreamweaver

31-Aug-2007 06:57:45 - Last edited on 31-Aug-2007 06:57:54 by Dreamweaver

31-Aug-2007 18:05:45 - Last edited on 31-Aug-2007 18:40:29 by Citizen Meme

01-Sep-2007 08:28:54 - Last edited on 01-Sep-2007 08:29:34 by Dreamweaver

foof. I am being overwhelmed by school and Writers of Varrock and the stories I am writing, especially cause one of 'em are bad. Maybe I should juggle less stories at a time, to begin with...

Anyway, I recomend that you look through EVERYTHING and try to correct it PERFECTlY, because I am starting something called "Writers United." It is a place where all guilds join, if they like, and accept stories that have PERFECT grammer and spelling, with a good plot. If you change the few things I probably missed and the one I found then lost, I am sure you could be accepted.

05-Sep-2007 22:14:16

Heh. That question wasn't directed at me, yet I feel like answering it anyway.

The nitty-gritty details of grammar vary depending where you live, hence you cannot have 'perfect' grammar. You can have excellent grammar - and as long as it is not overly noticable, plain old good grammar often suffices in stories that are not intended to be published.

Personally, I find that finer details of grammar utterly pointless. The point of grammar it to make language perfectly clear - if anyone honestly believes that the placement of a comma after a parenthesis affects clarity than they have another thing coming...I say that because I've seen intelligent, gifted writers arguing over that very topic.

~ rbie

Lorehound

through and through.

06-Sep-2007 02:02:28 - Last edited on 06-Sep-2007 02:05:43 by Orbestro

My goodness! My work's being cited as a good example in a grammar debate? How much do I owe you, Maia?

I happen to agree that good readability is the primary goal in a setting such as this forum. Orb is quite correct that we're not generally working towards perfection. Honestly, even if we were fighting to get anything we wrote here published, it would be so chewed up by the whole editing process prior to getting anywhere near a printing press that minor grammar inaccuracies would not be of immediate concern anyway.

I'm not trying to sound dismissive of my mistakes, you understand. I fix them as I find them. But I'd never claim to have *anything* perfect in my writing, grammar included.

I am, however, of a somewhat different opinion when it comes to spelling. I have a very low tolerance for mis-spelled words, especially as just about *everyone* (with minimal imagination) can find a spell checker. Yes, I know it won't catch everything, but if you're going to post something for the world to see, you might as well read back through it once or twice yourself to save some self-respect!

So when I review works (or just plain read them for my own amusement), I am much more likely to resort to skim-reading, or give up entirely, if I'm bogged down with incomphrehensible spelling.

And Matt, don't overstretch yourself, but I'll keep an eye out for your new 'United' thread. Feel free to post a quick-find wotsit to it on here once you've got it going.

Dreamweaver

06-Sep-2007 05:42:45 - Last edited on 06-Sep-2007 05:53:06 by Dreamweaver

Well, I certainly can't argue with Torpeh - not because I fully agree, but that his fierce intelligence rather terrifies me.

Misspelling irks me too, Dream, but only with things like 7331 speak and stupid stuff (example: dolfin). Misuse of the 'there's bothers me, but I so rarely use the right one on the first try I can't be particular XD

~ rbie

Lorehound

through and through.

06-Sep-2007 22:44:54