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So I like to write but i'm not real good at it and would love to improve.  any help or advice people could give me would be appricated.

Just jump in. Start reading. Read books (the more the better) that are in the same genre you want to write in. See how other writers set up their plot and timing. Read like a writer, which just means to see the why of a tale and ask yourself, 'would I do it that way'? Then just create, the more you write the better you will get. Get a writing tool of some kind. Like Grammarly to start.  It will show you if you've used the same word to many times, if a passage is to passive, and if your commas are running wild. Personally the Comma and I are always at odds!  I may write a story where I kill the Comma ( hmm, that would be a fun story).

Don't be afraid of reviews, and review your own work. If you've written a story that gets a poor review that doesn't mean the story is bad. It means you need to improve the way the reader sees your story. Begin reviewing other writers. See what you like or dislike about their presentation, but at the end of everyday try to write or edit, and you will get better. 

Writing is about writing and as long as you have a basic understanding of the whatever language you want to write in the rest is just practice.  Writing isn't brain surgery, well for some it might be, it is about weaving your words together to tell a story and reading somebody else's work isn't going to help you develop your own voice.  Write, post and read your reviews.  Rinse and repeat.  As long as you listen to what people say about your mistakes you will get better.

Welcome Card.

I read what you put on this site and it is good, it just needs some color added.  The advice about making it into an outline is good if you are a planner, but if you don't like to plan stuff out just take one sentence at a time and try to expand it into two or three by adding details.

If you would like help or a more in depth review of your story mail me.  Right now my advice is to start with short stories, flash fiction and such.  It will build your writing skills and easier for people to read.

The sharply dressed man enters the bed chamber of his young mistress.  The frown on his finely chiseled features deepened as he saw she was with child. “Annabella, my sweet dear Annabella I told you I cannot claim this child and if you didn’t have it taken care of you would be thrown out.  It could be used to complicate my taking the throne.” “But to ask me to kill my child before it is even born, that is evil.  You are a good man my Prince, you can’t truly mean that.” “I do mean it.  Two days, I will give you two days to leave the castle or have that aborted.  Do not test me again Annabella or you will spend the rest of your days in a cell in the dungeon.” The Prince turned and left as the girl collapsed on the bed and began to cry.  She had no family to take her in and no money of her own.  She would end up on the streets. “Don’t worry darling, mommy will find a way to make it right.  I will do what I have to so you don’t end up on the streets.”               Annabella stood naked in front of the old woman as she examined her.  Her normally pale skin had taken on a bright red hue as the woman touched in places only the Prince had ever touched.             “You can’t work in your condition, but I will put a roof over your head until the baby comes.  I will keep tab of what you owe, and you must pay it back once you can entertain men again.”             “Yes,” the words came out as a whisper.             “Silly girl there is nothing to be ashamed of, being w***e is good job.  You are young and pretty you will make lots of money, you’ll see.”   I came into the world on a dark and stormy night.  As the wolves howled and a cloud of bats passed across the face of the moon, I took my first breath.  That isn’t true at all, but it would have been so cool if it had.  I was actually born around noon on a bright and sunny day from what my mom told me. I’m not sure if I had a normal childhood growing up in a w***e house, but it was interesting.  I never really meet my father, I saw him doing his Princely duties around the city, but he never said hi or anything.  I guess I didn’t believe my mom about him being my father until one day a man showed up.

Welcome Wild Card,

If you are looking for advice, I always like to ask the author the question. "What makes story worth writing about?" That question helps me develop a sense for how to write, and I tend to find that the way the story starts is the most important thing. How does the author draw you in to the story?

There are a couple good examples. I'm fond of "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott-Card. and "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury.

Of all the books I have ever read the best introduction was "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (Alice in Wonderland) by Lewis Carroll.