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Originally Posted by meeera
Again, I'm not talking about things like appropriately-placed sentence fragments, I'm talking about errors.
You may be happy to put your work out there with what appears to me to be little or no care for editing and presentation, but in your first post I got the impression you were concerned about gaining readership. Poor writing is an enormous barrier to you doing that. Being confident that poor writing is good writing is a barrier to you improving as a writer. It's not an insurmountable barrier, but attributing the problem to me as a reader instead of to your writing makes that mountain a lot higher.
I know this is blunt. I kinda feel it needs to be. Virtually all people start off writing not terribly well. Editing helps; honing your craft over time with hard work and critique groups helps a lot. Sitting back and being confident in your greatness, not so much.
But moving on: I suggest you find a good critique group and listen to the critiques you're given there.
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First off, I am very interested in gaining readership, we just got sidetracked. Also, I think intended audience is a good gauge for whether or not someone will like the book, so we will just have to agree to disagree about that. Some people would rather traditional books, and I understand that. But anyways, thank you for the advice, I have soaked it all in. - David