How To-13: "How to Get Your Stories Noticed"

How to Get Your Stories Noticed

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Here are a few ways that you can get the stories that you write noticed by people.

Steps

1. Set it up on a site for that kind of thing. A great example is freewebs.com/authorblock. If it is a fan fiction, use fanfic.com
   
2. Make sure that wherever you put it, it has a good title, and is easy to understand. Sentences like "Billy took the ball and so he then went to go and play some sports and hang out with Billy's friends then" may seem right at the time, but are bad sentences to anyone who reads them
   
3. Believe it or not, a lot of people decide if they are going to read a story on the title. If the story is a fan fiction, then make sure the title follows the usual pattern, for instance, A Harry Potter Fan Fiction would probably follow the lines of Harry Potter and the Nose-picking Zombie or whatever.
   
4. Make sure your idea is sound, and you don't repeat phrases too much.
   
5. Always make sure that there is room for a sequel, weather your planning one or not. But if your not already planning on it, don't make it so that there are too many loose ends for there not to be a sequel.
   
6. Use proper spacing and punctuation for the dialogue! I can't tell you how many times I gave up reading a book because it was too confusing to read.

Tips

• I've had tons of stories that i couldn't get noticed 'til i found freewebs.com/authorblock. It always accepts stories, Adan even though it isn't an official company, its a great start. I know this thing sounds like an add for author block, but it really isn't, that is just the site I use

Warnings

• Don't be afraid of critcisim

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