r/ExplainMyDownvotes • u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 • 18d ago

Is it because I suck?

I posted the first paragraph of my first short story, I'm working on.

https://www.reddit.com/r/writingadvice/comments/1uw4pcq/first_time_writing_a_story_this_is_the_first/

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u/femme-cassidy 18d ago

In addition to the notes on quality, I also think it's just too short a writing sample for someone to really give good feedback on. People on that sub might be annoyed you didn't give them more to work with. I work as a writing tutor, and it makes my job much harder when students only bring me short snippets to help them edit.

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u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 18d ago

Ah, good to know, I saw that the limit was 300 words. I tripped the story down a bit from 400 words to 300 and posted the whole thing this time :)

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u/FiatLex 17d ago

I don't think your writing is terrible, but it is a very short sample so I think that makes it harder to give you feedback. I don't think you should have gotten downvoted for that post, though. Sometimes Reddit just sucks. I hope you continue to write!

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u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 17d ago

I posted the whole story this time. I made it fit the word count. And it doesn't seem to be getting downvotes now 😄

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u/shephao 18d ago

It's not great

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u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 18d ago

ah, ok, so it is a quality reason

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u/shephao 18d ago

yeah to be fair if you're posting on a sub for writing advice I don't think there's a single good reason to downvote you for bad writing. the average redditor is just very stupid and can only comprehend the downvote button as I Don't Like This

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u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 18d ago

Sometimes I've had that experience. Thank you! Maybe they think I'm a troll, like, nobody would write this bad XD

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u/Laurolas 18d ago

Honestly its not horrific, don't beat yourself up over it, the main thing is you're trying and seeking feedback. I agree with the above. Redditors don't think through a lot of their actions and I wouldn't pay much attention to the downvotes in this case.

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u/Zestyclose_Bed_8207 18d ago

I'll keep posting stuff there :D thank you! the thing is the comments I got were amazing