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Reviews for: A 6teen fanfic: What I like about you, JudeXCaitli
x0xPuppyLuhve
2009-11-02 . chapter 1
This story has potential, but there were a lot of grammatical errors and spelling mistakes that had me rereading a few lines just to understand what was going on. I suggest possibly getting a Beta Reader, as they can check over your story and help you to improve. I suppose I can name a few common errors I noticed, though.

* Capitalization. (Oh, dear, did I spell that right? *fail*) It's VERY important that you remember to have a capital letter at the beginning of every sentence, whether it be dialogue or just...a normal sentence. For example (taken directly from your story):

a) jude was just about to try out a new trick on his skateboard for an upcoming combotishon
b) "grovy man!"

Here's how it should look:

a) Jude[1] was just about to try out a new trick on his skateboard for an upcoming competition[2].
b) "Grovy[3] Man!"

1 - Not only should Jude's name automatically be capitalized because it's a name, but, as I stated before, it's in the beginning of a sentence.
2 - I'm...not sure what word you were trying to spell, but after saying it out loud a few times I assumed you meant that...
3 - Again, 'Groovy' is capitalized because it's the first word in the dialogue. Oh, and this is just me but I prefer not to use too many letters in a word when you're trying to emphasize it. Maybe...4 at the most?

* Punctuation. Just like Capital letters are essential at the beginning of a sentence, puntuation should always come at the end. You have a bunch to pick from~ . ? ; ! ...and the list goes on.

a) ...Gomez this is my friend Jude"
b) "oh" jude said a little heart broken

a) [1] "...Gomez, this is my friend, Jude."
b) [2] "...Oh," Jude said, a little heart broken.

1 - Notice how I added both a period [ . ] AND a comma in the sentence, too. Because even with just a period, you have to imagine Starr actually saying that. It would basically sound like a run-on sentence. D;
2 - This one...is a bit more difficult to explain. xD; 'Oh' is in beginning, therefore it's capitalized. But, because we aren't finished the sentence yet, I added a comma [ , ] after said, and finally, a period after broken.

Well, I think I pretty much explained it the best way I can. Hopefully you'll get more reviews from authors also willing to help you improve, and they'll point out things/help you more. Like I said, though, you have an awesome plot, you just have to work harder to make it a success! Good Luck! :)
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