nerakrose: drawing of balfour from havemercy (facepalm)
or, Karen reads fanfic and crazy shit happens in her brain

Part one.

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN WRITING FIC
particularly of the x-rated kind


illustrated by yours truly
disclaimer: no cocks and tongues were hurt in the making of this. no bulls were assaulted. I take no blame if your eyes bleed, however.

the contents of this post should probably not be taken seriously... )


that was all, thank you very much for your attention.
nerakrose: drawing of balfour from havemercy (facepalm)
Because boredom is, well, boredom, I hereby present you with

WHAT NOT TO DO WHEN WRITING FIC
particularly of the x-rated kind


illustrated by yours truly
disclaimer: no Malfoys and no Potters were actually hurt in the making of this. I take no blame if your eyes bleed, however.
incredibly bad art that probably shouldn't be taken seriously. NSFW )
nerakrose: calvin saying "observe poor reasoning and inhibit clarity". under the speech bubble it says 'nerd'. (nerd)
Yeah, again. I was reading a fic yesterday (it was a very good fic, actually, and I liked it lots) that had this problem, even after having been betaed. It was, in fact, the only problem I could find with the fic at all.

The sad thing about this is that it's really easy to fix. My English teacher gave us this tip back in second year of high school, I think it was - at any rate, it is more than five years ago and I've put it to much use since.
When to use "me" or "I" in a sentence
the job was offered to Ron, his thirteen aunts, and I... )


TL;DR: If ever in doubt whether to use "me" or "I" in a sentence, remove the other subjects and see if it looks right.
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