3 Ways to Lower Dislikes

#3: Limit Cliches.
They are annoying and stupid to use. Here are a few (various types):
A: Dead person dies before he/she finishes their last sentence.
Yeah, this is annoying because, more than likely, they are saying something that can and will help the protagonist(s) with the mission he/she/they are on and it bugs us as to what they were saying and we, the readers, won't know for certain until the writer tells us, AKA NEVER!!!!!!
B: Love in a non-romance movie for the sake of it.
I personally get annoyed by it because it's used just to give the hero the courage to fight the villain and defeat them, blah blah. IT'S OLD! Now, the reason I say in a non-romance movie is because, well, romance-tagged stories/plays/movies need love, no matter how stupid it is. You can still have love, but use it RIGHT! Oh, and I mean the love to where 2 characters want to do it.
#2: Take your time and don't rush chapters... unless you have a WHOLE LOT of experience.
Yeah. If a story moves too fast, it'll end before it is good. Don't be like Magical Mystery Cure, Nightmare Moon Part 2 or Equestria Girls (pacing-wise).
"Hey, Spike!"
"Die!"
"Want some gems?"
"Yay!"
THE END!
See how stupid that was? Ugh, I hate rushed stories.
#1: HAVE CORRECT GRAMMAR, SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION!
The #1 problem I see in stories is HORRIBLE grammar THAT IS OUT OF CHARACTER! I read a story that had bad grammar, but it was in character. None of the stories I read had bad grammar in character, so the story was unidentifiable. Unsure about how a word is spelt? Unsure about the grammar in your story? Don't know if the story makes sense? USE MICROSOFT WORD or a grammar nazi editor. Seriously, see if YOU can read this and make total sense of these few sentences:
twilight sparklesaid hi
how ar yu" spke thn trid to tlk, bt prns ceti, th trn, mtd hm, aln ith th rt uv th mn sx.
Couldn't understand that? Here's what I put:
Twilight Sparkle

Comments

[sevenofeleven]

#1 Is the worst, it makes the writer look like he/she did not take the time to look over their work.
Word and a grammar nazi would work fine.

#2 Is kinda hard to get right. There are so many factors that affect pacing.

I know people that will go on and on on about stuff that does not really push the story forward. Once you start skimming, its game over.

#3 Is right.

I would add a number four, find out what the community does not like if possible and avoid that.
Maybe that Cupcakes/Sweeny Todd crossover musical might not fly well.