Hi there, my name is Len Gill I am a 68 year old retired male. No having a little spare time on my hands, I thought I would have a go at writing short stories. (not sure how many words is deemed as a short story). But possibly something in the region of 3,000 to 500 words. I'm thinking of something that would take something about half hour to read.
I have never written anything in my life, so it's just an experiment. I feel I must point out that I have no 'A' level or GCSE English literature grades at all, but I do feel I have a vivid imagination. My biggest fear is punctuation. I have written one short story that I would like critiqued by someone to see if this could be a hobby for me. I do not fear criticism as I have nothing to lose.
Regards Len Gill
If you want a wide range of reviewers try www.youwriteon.com, a peer-review site where you exchange reviews with other writers. From my experience you'll get all sorts, from heavily critical to wildly complimentary, but over time a general picture will emerge as to how readable your efforts are.
I found it really useful when I started writing again.
Good luck!
Okay Jim I have done all that you asked. It's asking for the story to be no more than 3000 words, so I have shortened it to less than 3000, but it's still asking the same question.
Am I doing something wrong?
correction: That last click is on "save".