forum R.I.P my ego 2

Started April 23, 2018 by @Paperok

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When you write a chapter up, you are confident, this chapter looks so nice! you toss that baby into grammarly and see
111 ADVANCED ISSUES
1 CRITICAL ISSUE

Sad story…..

Hahaha thank God for grammarly (and my mom, the editor I cower before)

I use Hemingway app and by the time I write something there's at least seven different problems with it XD

Lol. I edit myself but eheehehe i probably miss a lot. I dont even dare to give it to my mom :)

ME. NEITHER.

I’m so worried that she’s going to judge me or throw it out or something! Cause I actually care about her opinion, you know?

Ya. Same here.

I take the advantage of having two professional writers (newspaper and pharmaceutical regulatory) as parents, as well as an ex-English teacher for a grandmother. This endows me with the writin' skills of a B-grade god.

WOAH. I’m slightly jealous. My mom is a kindergarten teacher, so… I get the benefit of good handwriting…. ;)

If it makes you feel any better, most spell/grammar checkers aren't tuned to distinguish stylistic choices from actual mistakes. For example, Microsoft Word will constantly suggest that any adverb that I use should be replaced with "very" almost universally. While it's understood that adverbs and adjectives shouldn't be abused, there are instances where I like to use them, and many word processors just can't handle that. So all in all, don't feel too bad. While it generally is a good idea to listen to editors, whether automatic or human, there will be some cases where it all just come down to a style dispute, and I'm here to tell you that if you chose it deliberately to hence your story, you are allowed to stick to your guns.

Neat!