Chapter 2: Spaceing

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I understand that the first time you write a fanfic it can be scary.

You have people who read your story and criticize it. There will be hate because not everyone will like the story sadly.

But please don't have your chapters be one long ass paragraph.

I don't want to spend my time trying to read your fanfic when it is not spaced correctly. Fanfic spacing is different from normal book/paragraph spacing. It is not supposed to look like this for the whole story. This is DISTRACTING.

Honestly I can't read all those words in one common area.

S P R E A D I T O U T !!!

I'm being a bit brutal but all those words hurt my eyes. The set up of your story does matter.

Obviously if you have someone saying some long heartfelt speech then please go ahead and write it all together.

That is the only time it should look like a "proper" paragraph because there are a lot of words. And your trying to get your point across.

But anything else is a BIG NO.

Also don't put to much spacing.

Not every word and sentence needs its own line. in some cases it does and in others it doesn't.

Story time!

So I was reading this fanfic and legit the whole thing was like a run on sentence.

The girl never put spaces ANYWHERE.

I mean even when people were talking to each other it was all together. Everything was together.

Honestly I couldn't get past the first chapter. I don't even remember what it was about because all of that was a bit intense.

Story time! (part 2)

Sadly I have not always been the best at writing fanfic.

It takes a couple tries until you get the hang of it. You will go through many different stories.

I get the ideas for this, from personal experiences.

Yes I have been a criminal of spacing incorrectly.

On the first fanfic I ever wrote I didn't know exactly how to space it. ( This story is no longer up, I only have 1 up right now besides this and it is new)

I let every sentence have its own line. It was a hot mess. And it just straight up sucked. I don't think I'm the best at spacing but I am definitely a lot better now.

It takes time to get into the habit of not over doing it or not doing it enough

Story time over!

So next time you decide to write a fanfic please be careful. And space correctly.

If you want readers that is.

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