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in this chapter i will use proper grammar. from this paragraph on.

I assume there's a lot of people who, maybe, aren't that fluent in English, or just need writing tips.
This chapter will help you with that, hopefully.

Okay, I hate to admit it, in case I'm targeting you— but I hate when I'm reading a Wattpad book, and the entire chapter is crammed into one paragraph.
Space it out a bit.

When does one 'space it out a bit'?
Whenever there's a significant change in position, attitude or thought.
Significant means worthy of attention.

Space it out like-

-this. So readers can comment separately and organize their thoughts.
Not like-
-this, where it is still considerably one large paragraph.

Spaces like
this
Are used for introducing the thought of the following or previous paragraph, or just for dialogue.

And on the topic of dialogue, sometimes one will see the following.
"Hello."
"Hey."
"How are you doing?"
"I'm great, how about you?"

When that happens, the line of which is spoken is alternating.
"Hello."-Person 1
"Hey."-Person 2
"How are you doing?"-Person 1
"I'm great, how about you?"-Person 2
It's a pattern.
And make sure the reader knows what the pattern is.

Is it P.1, P.2, P.1, P.2 or did Person 2 start?

Then other ways of expressing dialogue is
"Hello." Said Person 1. "Hey." Person 2 replied.

Dialogue always ends in SOME form of punctuation.
"Hello,"
"Hello."
"Hello!"
"Hello—"
"Hello~"
Each of those is said differently.
Never, ever put "Hello"
Instead, add a comma. Or at least something that shows how P.1 said it.

Person 1 said, "Now we just have to...."
"Now we just have to..." Person 1 said.
"Now," said Person 1, "we just have to..."
"Now," Person 1 said, "we just have to..."

Sometimes there is a very long, never ending sentence.
Those are extremely difficult to read.
Readers don't know where to pause, which point is which.

A sentence can be extremely long sometimes.

And then Person 1 a friend of Person 2 was introduced into the gang but no one else liked him so Person 3 decided that he shouldn't like Person 1 either. Person 3's toxic friends started a Prank War.

And then Person 1, a friend of Person 2, was introduced into the gang. No one else liked him, so Person 3 decided that he shouldn't like Person 1 either. Person 3's toxic friends started a Prank War.

I know I type in all-lowercase sometimes.
But if you're writing a serious story, proper nouns should be capitalized.
Proper nouns name something, examples shown as followed:
New Jersey
New York
Person 1
Anna
Mom
United States of America
USA
US of A
[The first letter of every sentence.]

POV
Point Of  View

1st POV- From a characters POV. Thoughts from only that person are shown. Besides, they can't read minds, can they?
I mean, unless that's the story....

"I knew my friends didn't like Person 1. I decided there was a reason, so I figured I should too.. I scanned him. I scoffed, knowing that if I stood up for him, nothing good would happen. Maybe I would accidentally join the rumors and gossip of Person 1. The moment I thought that, my whole perspective of Person 1 changed.And I, with no hesitation, helped my friends start a great Prank War."

"My friend, Person 2, was extremely exited. He brang me, and introduced me, to his group of friends. They didn't seem impressed with me at all. As days passed, and they got to know me, it only got worse. I felt this one girl looking at me, trying to scan me. She scoffed, and joined the others in undeniable hatred. The group dissed, insulted me, and more. And then, hence the beginning of a great Prank War, with me as the very first victim."

2nd POV- From a narrator, or you.
"Person 3 knew his friends didn't like Person 1. With all the pressure against her, Person 3 began to hate Person 1. Wouldn't you? It was unbearable, and things got much easier after she did."

3rd POV- From a narrator. All thoughts are shown. No one's POV, really.
"And then Person 1, a friend of Person 2, was introduced into the gang. No one else liked him, so Person 3 decided that she shouldn't like Person 1 either. She felt extremely pressured to, with the racing hatred, rumors and gossip going on about him. Person 1 didn't expect anything good to happen to his relationship with the group, and was proved right when Person 3's toxic friends started a Prank War.

But notice, the same story from all 3 POV. Person 3 sounds like the victim in both 1st and 2nd, but doesn't she seem kind of jerk-ish in  Person 1's POV?
I'll copy it here.

Person 3- "I knew my friends didn't like Person 1. I decided there was a reason, so I figured I should too.. I scanned him. I scoffed, knowing that if I stood up for him, nothing good would happen. Maybe I would accidentally join the rumors and gossip of Person 1. The moment I thought that, my whole perspective of Person 1 changed.And I, with no hesitation, helped my friends start a great Prank War."

Person 1- "My friend, Person 2, was extremely exited. He brang me, and introduced me, to his group of friends. They didn't seem impressed with me at all. As days passed, and they got to know me, it only got worse. I felt this one girl looking at me, trying to scan me. She scoffed, and joined the others in undeniable hatred. The group dissed, insulted me, and more. And then, hence the beginning of a great Prank War, with me as the very first victim."

From P.1's POV, doesn't 3 sound like a jerk? That's because P.1 doesn't know that 3 was being influenced into this decision.

From P.3's POV, she sounds extremely victimized. She doesn't realize what she's doing to 1. She doesn't share his feelings.

Maybe I should have put P.1's POV first.
Because you might not be able to feel P.1's pain, if you hadn't known that 3 was being peer pressured into the decision. Just sympathy.

P.1 expresses a "*sigh* Wow. Someone else hates me? Not surprised." Emotion towards 3.

P.3 expresses no emotion towards 1.

I assume narrator, if they exist, would express pity for both 1, 2 and 3.
(2 is stuck in between all of this... poor 2.)

But you readers were introduced to the "predator's" POV first.
So your feelings towards 3 are just sympathy.

Perhaps if I had said P.1's POV first, then you would feel mixed emotions like, "Oh, 3 is making a bad choice. Why must you care what others think?"
Rather than
"Oh, but 3 is being pressured!!!! What do you mean, 1??"

And you should feel the pain 3 is putting on 1 before her story comes out, right?

Wow, this chapter is long.
If you made it this far, thank you!
Even if you do have perfect grammar, thanks.
I'll try to make a Part 2.