It's not the only thing. I find myself messing up homonyms these days a surprising amount. I never used to do that, and it used to actively piss me off. I don't read stories that contain errors like this (except in beta, and honestly, I don't do that much beta work for beginners), so I can't even say it's exposure or anything. I have no idea, but I find it immensely frustrating. It's why I self-edit two or three times before I send anything to beta.
I think we all have our issues, and it's a matter of what you can fix and what your beta can catch and a willingness to learn. I'm easier on people these days. I still don't read fic with those sorts of issues, but I'm not so mean about those stories anymore. I figure I'll give the author another shot in a year or so, when they have a little more writing under their belt.
no subject
It's not the only thing. I find myself messing up homonyms these days a surprising amount. I never used to do that, and it used to actively piss me off. I don't read stories that contain errors like this (except in beta, and honestly, I don't do that much beta work for beginners), so I can't even say it's exposure or anything. I have no idea, but I find it immensely frustrating. It's why I self-edit two or three times before I send anything to beta.
I think we all have our issues, and it's a matter of what you can fix and what your beta can catch and a willingness to learn. I'm easier on people these days. I still don't read fic with those sorts of issues, but I'm not so mean about those stories anymore. I figure I'll give the author another shot in a year or so, when they have a little more writing under their belt.